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Reviewed by Robert C. KellyFact checked by Suzanne KvilhaugReviewed by Robert C. KellyFact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Absorption costing and variable costing are methods used in accounting to value ...

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If your small business is a manufacturing company, you have the choice of using absorption costing or variable costing in determining your profits. You must learn the implications of each before ...

Two methods are commonly employed to value inventory -- variable costing and absorption costing. The difference between the two is in their treatment of operational overhead. Variable costing only ...

The Accounting Review is the premier journal for publishing articles reporting the results of accounting research and explaining and illustrating related research methodology. The scope of acceptable ...