Advanced Technology Products Produces 10 Different Fastners

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Multiple Choice

Advanced Technology Products produces 10 different fastners. Each time a type of fastener is produced, the equipment must be stopped and items such as filters and drill bits must be changed, oil must be added to the equipment and some parts need lubrication. This work must be done before the products can be produced, the costs related to this activity would be part of which cost pool?

• A) Output-level costs
• B) Batch-level costs
• C) Product-sustaining costs
• D) Service-sustaining costs

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