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Managerial Accounting
Chapter 6
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Accounting
Undergraduate 4
10/19/2011

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Absorption Costing
Definition
A costing method that includes al manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead - in unit product costs
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Common fixed cost
Definition
a fixed cost that supports more than one business segment,but is not traceable in whole or in part to any one if the business segments
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Segment
Definition
any part of activity of an organization about which managers seek cost, revenue, or profit data
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Segment margin
Definition
a segment's contribution margin less its traceable fixed costs. It represents the margin available after a segment has covered all of its own traceable costs
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Traceable fixed cost
Definition
a fixed cost tha is incurred because of the existence of a particular segment and that would be eliminated if the segment were eliminated
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Variable costing
Definition
A costing method that includes only variable manufacturing costs in unit product costs
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