The Last Step in Activity-Based Costing Is to

question 22

Multiple Choice

The last step in activity-based costing is to

• A) assign overhead costs to products, using overhead rates determined for each cost pool.
• B) compute the activity-based overhead rate per cost driver.
• C) identify and classify the activities involved in the manufacture of specific products, and allocate overhead to cost pools.
• D) identify the cost driver that has a strong correlation to the activity cost pool.

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Definitions:

Monthly Cash Expenses

The total amount of money spent by a business in cash within a month for operational and administrative purposes.

Cash Equivalents

Short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less.

Financial Statements

Reports that provide an overview of a company's financial condition, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.

Petty Cash Fund

A modest cash reserve used for quick payments for assorted trifling expenses.