Cost and Sales Analyses for Evaluating Salespeople

question 70

Multiple Choice

Cost and sales analyses for evaluating salespeople:

• A)Usually give the most representative indication of performance
• B)Ignore many contributions that a salesperson might make
• C)Inject bias into the evaluation process
• D)Are the most common methods used by Fortune 1000 companies
• E)Are accurately described by none of the above

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.

Calculate activity rates and allocate costs accurately under ABC.

Recognize the limitations and challenges of implementing ABC.

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