Which of the following statements is true?
a. under variable costing, direct materials and direct labor are expensed as period expenses.
b. under variable costing, fixed manufacturing overhead is expensed as period expenses.
c. fixed manufacturing overhead costs are treated the same under both absorption costing and variable costing.
d. reported income under absorption costing is not affected by production level changes.
e. under absorption costing, fixed manufacturing overhead is expensed as period expenses.

Statement b. is True

Explanation:

When using variable costing method, all the costs which are variable in nature is charged based on per unit basis and is not periodic in nature, as depends o quantum of production and sales.

While considering fixed cost, it is considered periodic in nature as this does not depend on quantum of production or quantum of sales, as this is fixed in terms for a period it is periodic in nature, and is treated unavoidable even at a level where no units are produced.

Thus, Statement b. is True.

i think it is sales-oriented, but i am not sure

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know