All of the following costs should be charged to expense in the period in which they are incurred EXCEPT for
A) manufacturing overhead costs for a product manufactured and sold in the same accounting period.
B) costs that will not benefit any future period.
C) costs from idle manufacturing capacity resulting from an unexpected plant shutdown.
D) costs of normal shrinkage and scrap incurred for the manufacture of a product in ending inventory.

Question

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Costs of normal shrinkage and scrap incurred for the manufacture of a product in ending inventory should be capitalized as part of the inventory cost and expensed when the inventory is sold, not in the period they are incurred.

All of the Following Costs Should Be Charged to Expense