What Is One of the Potential Disadvantages of NOT Allocating

question 148

Multiple Choice

What is one of the potential disadvantages of NOT allocating support department costs to production departments?

• A)total costs would not be accumulated
• B)managers may tend to overconsume these services
• C)this would encourage managers to monitor support department performance
• D)managers will use a support service at a more efficient level

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