EXERCISE 7-9 (20 MINUTES)

4. Under absorption costing, accounting profits are reduced when invento-

ries decrease. Fixed manufacturing overhead costs that are deferred in

inventories are released to the income statement whenever inventories

are reduced. Inventories may be reduced for a number of good reasons

including a switch to JIT operations or an anticipated fall in demand

early in the next accounting period.

Group Exercise 7-22