ACCT 2102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Matching Principle, Income Statement, Variable Cost

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Chapter 3- cost terminology & cost flows in financial acct systems: gaap distinguishes between product costs and period costs, requires matching of product costs to revenue: Product costs: costs related to getting products or services ready for sale (e. g. , materials and labor used in production, depreciation of production equipment, rent on factory building) (expense when sold) Period costs: all costs that are not product costs (e. g. , sales office rent, advertising, customer service costs, sales force compensation, ceo salary) (expense when incurred: matching principle in gaap: Product costs on the income statement are matched to sales revenue (i. e. , expensed when the product is sold, not when the cost was incurred) Period costs are expensed in the period in which they were incurred (not flown through inventory accounts) Example: buy 10 cars on january 1st for ,000 each. Also spend ,000 a month on rent and staff salaries. Cost of cars is a product cost (expense when sold)

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