Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 17

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Whitman Printing has contracts to complete weekly supplements required by forty-six customers. For the year 20X5, manufacturing overhead cost estimates total $840,000 for an annual production capacity of 12 million pages.
For 2010 Whitman Printing decided to evaluate the use of additional cost pools. After analyzing manufacturing overhead costs, it was determined that number of design changes, setups, and inspections are the primary manufacturing overhead cost drivers. The following information was gathered during the analysis:
During 2010, two customers, Money Managers and Hospital Systems, are expected to use the following printing services:

-Activity-based-costing information:

• A)should be used when services place similar demands on resources
• B)usually results in peanut-butter costing
• C)will yield inaccurate cost numbers when products are similar
• D)may assist in improving product design and efficiency

Recognize the specialization of support departments as service entities within the production process.

Grasp the concept of allocating support department costs using direct, sequential (step-down), and reciprocal methods in ABC.

Understand the different methods for allocating overhead and support department costs in ABC (Activity-Based Costing).

Recognize the complexity and accuracy differences between direct, sequential, and reciprocal methods in cost allocation.

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