What Is the Principal Reason That Direct Labor Hours Is

question 80

Multiple Choice

What is the principal reason that direct labor hours is no longer an effective base for allocating indirect costs in many modern manufacturing companies?

• A) Automation
• B) Workers are not as productive as they were in the past
• C) Movement from full-time to part-time workers
• D) Changes in generally accepted accounting principles

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