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The benefits foregone when one alternative is selected over another
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Opportunity Cost
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A cost that was incurred in the past
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Sunk Cost
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A cost that cannot be easily traced to a particular cost object
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Indirect Cost
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A cost that doesnt change on a per unit basis with changes in the level of business activity
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Variable Cost
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A cost that a manager can't influence
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Non-controllable cost
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The costs associated with securing and filling customer's orders
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Selling costs
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Required under GAAP for valuing inventory on the balance sheet
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Full cost
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Actual overhead costs that are less than applied overhead
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Overapplied overhead
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A form used to accumulate the product costs of each job
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Job cost sheet
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The activity used as the basis for developing an overhead rate
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Allocation base
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Consists of direct material, direct labor, and overhead.
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Product cost
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Represents cost of workers directly involved in the production of a job
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Direct labor
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Where sales and total costs are equal
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Break-even point
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When the cost per unit varies inversely to changes in activity it is a:
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Fixed cost
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Fixed costs that management can easily change in the short run
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Discretionary fixed costs
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