The case defines the multiple costs that may occur in the manufacturing process; how to determine the flexible overhead budget; how to compute the predetermined overhead rates; how to calculate the cost of goods sold and cost of manufactured goods; the difference between the variable and absorption costing; the managerial use of overhead variances; and how the JIT approach can affect the difference between the variable and absorption costing.
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