AgriProducers Provides Services Related to the Testing of Soil and Crops

question 80

Multiple Choice

AgriProducers provides services related to the testing of soil and crops. It also provides advice to its customers for improving the productivity of the soil and the quality of the crops. It has customers all over the United States. The crops and soil are different in the various large areas of the nation, such as the west coast and the midwest. Which type of departmentalization would be best for AgriProducers?

• A) functional
• B) process
• C) product
• D) geographic
• E) temporal

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Definitions:

Activity Rates

are used in activity-based costing to allocate costs to products or services based on specific activities requiring the costs, like inspection or setup.

Activity-Based Costing

An approach to costing that apportions overhead and indirect charges to particular activities, ensuring more accurate cost determinations for products or services.

Overhead Cost

Expenses related to the general operation of a business that cannot be directly traced to a specific product or service, such as utilities and rent.

Activity Cost Pools

Aggregations of all costs associated with specific activities used in activity-based costing to allocate costs more accurately.