Leap-Year Corrections in the Calendar Are Necessary to Account for The

question 167

Multiple Choice

Leap-year corrections in the calendar are necessary to account for the:

• A) fact that the actual rotation time of Earth with respect to the stars is not exactly 24 hours.
• B) wobble of Earth's axis.
• C) slow drift in the direction of Earth's spin axis.
• D) fact that one year is not exactly 365 days.

Identify the conditions under which activity-based costing (ABC) is more applicable than traditional costing systems.

Comprehend why a shift to ABC improves the accuracy of product costs.

Appreciate the potential benefits and reasons for adopting an ABC system in diverse organizational contexts.

Analyze potential distortions in product costing and decide on the importance of adopting ABC in different scenarios.

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