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activity level increases.
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These labor costs are incurred to support
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production, but the workers involved do not
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a. Cost behavior: Cost behavior refers to the ju ju ju ju ju ju
directly work on the product.
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way in which costs change in response to
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changes in a measure of activity such as
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manufacturing costs except direct materials
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purchasing or manufacturing goods. In the
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case of manufactured goods, these costs
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1-7 An activity base is a measure of ju ju ju ju ju ju
consist of
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whatever causes the incurrence of a
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include units produced, units sold, letters
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taken directly to the income statement as an
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typed, beds in a hospital, meals served in a
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expense in the period in which it is incurred.
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cafe, service calls made, etc.
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