A Two-Stage System First Allocates Costs To

question 131

Multiple Choice

A two-stage system first allocates costs to:

• A) products or services and then allocates costs to departments or activities.
• B) the cost driver and then allocates costs to the cost hierarchy.
• C) a product line and then allocates costs to the department.
• D) departments or activities and then allocates costs to products or services.

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