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Dalma, Theo, and Lavinia Operated a Courier Service in Partnership

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Dalma, Theo, and Lavinia operated a courier service in partnership. One day while on a delivery, Dalma's truck mounted the curb and drove over the foot of a pedestrian standing on the sidewalk. Dalma was unaware of the accident and drove off. The next day, having looked up the partnership's phone number from the name of the side of the truck, Sanjay, the injured pedestrian, telephoned and advised Theo that he had been injured by one of the partnership's delivery trucks the day before. Theo truthfully responded that he had not heard a report of any accident and hung up the phone. Which of the following is TRUE?

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Understand cost allocation methods (direct, step-down, and reciprocal) and their application.

Analyze the implications of cost allocations on product profitability.

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