As Companies Experience a Shift from Labor-Intensive Operations to Automated

question 60

Multiple Choice

As companies experience a shift from labor-intensive operations to automated operations, which of the following costs becomes more difficult to trace to products?

• A) Administrative costs
• B) Direct labor costs
• C) Direct material costs
• D) Overhead costs

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