Under Dual Cost Allocation, Variable Costs Are Allocated Based on the User

question 75

Multiple Choice

Under dual cost allocation, variable costs are allocated based on the user departments of the support department's output:

• A) long-run usage
• B) short-run usage
• C) long-run usage and short-run usage
• D) neither the long- or short-run usage

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