An Activity-Based Costing System That Is Designed for Internal Decision-Making

question 35

Multiple Choice

An activity-based costing system that is designed for internal decision-making will not conform to generally accepted accounting principles because:

• A) under activity-based costing some manufacturing costs (i.e., the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs) will not be assigned to products.
• B) under activity-based costing the sum of all product costs does not equal the total costs of the company.
• C) activity-based costing has not been approved by the United Nation's International Accounting Board.
• D) activity-based costing results in less accurate costs than more traditional costing methods based on direct labor-hours or machine-hours.

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Explain the match-up hypothesis and its application in marketing communications.

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Definitions:

Fasting Blood Sugar

A test that measures the level of glucose in a person's blood after they have not eaten for at least 8 hours, used to diagnose diabetes and pre-diabetes.

Glucose Tolerance Test

A medical test that measures the body's ability to metabolize glucose, used to diagnose diabetes and other conditions related to impaired glucose tolerance.

Glycohemoglobin

Also known as Hemoglobin A1c, this is a form of hemoglobin that is measured primarily to identify the average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods.

ESR Rate

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a blood test that measures how quickly red blood cells settle at the bottom of a test tube, indicating inflammation in the body.