The Use of Cost Drivers to Allocate Central Corporate Support

question 14

True/False

The use of cost drivers to allocate central corporate support costs to products such as revenue or total assets represent an " ability to bear" philosophy.

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Definitions:

Profit-maximizing Quantity

The quantity of a product that results in the highest possible profit for the producer, determined by the point where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Production Function

A mathematical relation that describes the maximum output of a good derived from different combinations of factors of production.

Cost Per Unit

The total cost incurred in producing, manufacturing, or acquiring a single unit of a specific good or service.

Profit Maximization

The approach a business takes to determine the pricing and output that lead to the utmost profit.