Firms Are Abandoning Activity-Based Costing (ABC)because

question 95

Multiple Choice

Firms are abandoning activity-based costing (ABC) because

• A)it does not facilitate the analysis of variances
• B)it is complex and time consuming
• C)it does not recognize the importance of direct labor as a component of total manufacturing cost
• D)the financial nature of the reports does not permit comparisons to be made among different types of products

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Definitions:

Subject Bias

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Independent Variable

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Treadmill

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