Using a Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate Distorts Product Costs When

question 78

Multiple Choice

Using a plantwide factory overhead rate distorts product costs when:

• A) products require different ratios of allocation-base usage in each production department
• B) significant differences exist in the factory overhead rates used across different production departments
• C) both A and B are true
• D) neither A nor B are true

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