Match the following lettered terms on the left with the appropriate numbered description on the right.

a. Budgeted cost

1. An expense or loss

b. Direct cost

2. A cost that remains constant on a per unit basis

c. Distribution cost

3. A cost associated with a specific cost object

d. Expired cost

4. Direct material, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead

e. Fixed cost

5. Product cost

f. Inventoriable cost

6. A cost that varies inversely on a per unit basis with changes in activity

g. Period cost

7. A cost primarily associaed with the passage of time rather than production activity

h. Product cost

8. An expected future cost

i. Variable cost

9. A cost of transporting a product