If a Firm Uses Activity-Based Costing to Allocate Costs,it Does

question 39

Multiple Choice

If a firm uses activity-based costing to allocate costs,it does all but which of the following?

• A)Combine homogenous costs in appropriate pools.
• B)Select appropriate cost drivers.
• C)Calculate an appropriate rate for each pool.
• D)Allocate costs based on predetermined rates for cost pools.
• E)Apply a volume-related measure per unit of product.

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Definitions:

ABAB Design

A type of experimental design in behavioral science that involves alternating between a baseline period (A) and an intervention period (B).

Withdrawal Period

The time span during which a participant stops taking a medication or substance as part of a study or clinical trial, or to cleanse the body before a procedure.

Multiple Baseline Design

A research design used in behavioral research, involving the staggered introduction of an intervention across subjects, settings, or behaviors to demonstrate a causal relationship.

Reversal Design

A single case design in which the treatment is introduced after a baseline period and then withdrawn during a second baseline period. It may be extended by adding a second introduction of the treatment. Sometimes called a "withdrawal" design.