What Sometimes Makes Implementation of Activity-Based Costing Difficult in Service

question 42

Multiple Choice

What sometimes makes implementation of activity-based costing difficult in service industries is

• A)the labelling of activities as value-added.
• B)identifying activities, activity cost plus, and cost drivers.
• C)that a larger proportion of overhead costs are company-wide costs.
• D)attempting to reduce or eliminate non-value-added activities.

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