The Process of Dividing a Total Cost into Parts and Assigning

question 112

Multiple Choice

The process of dividing a total cost into parts and assigning it to cost objects is known as:

• A) cost tracing.
• B) cost division.
• C) cost allocation.
• D) None of the answers are correct.

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