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

question 49

Multiple Choice

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

• A) the labeling 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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