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Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 5th Edition by David Stout, Edward Blocher, Gary Cokins

Edition 5ISBN: 0073526940
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Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 5th Edition by David Stout, Edward Blocher, Gary Cokins

Edition 5ISBN: 0073526940
Exercise 14

Why might the term average cost be misleading?

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Average cost:

Average cost is average cost of producing a unit and hence, it is also called as a unit cost because it represents the cost of producing a single unit of the product. It is calculated by dividing the total manufacturing cost by the number of units of output.

It can be represented as follows:

    <div class=answer> Average cost: Average cost is average cost of producing a unit and hence, it is also called as a unit cost because it represents the cost of producing a single unit of the product. It is calculated by dividing the total manufacturing cost by the number of units of output. It can be represented as follows:


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