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Figure 21-8
At the beginning of the year, Grant Company initiated a quality improvement program. The program was successful in reducing scrap and rework costs. To help assess the impact of the quality improvement program, the following data were collected for the current and preceding years:
-Describe how the activity-based management model combines the process and costing views. What are the steps involved in each? What are the objectives of the activity-based management system?

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Definitions:

Extended Family

A family that consists of parents and children as well as other kin, such as uncles and aunts, nieces and nephews, cousins, and grandparents.

Family Of Orientation

The family into which a person is born and raised, as opposed to the family they create through marriage or partnership.

Primary Groups

Small, close-knit, and usually emotionally close groups that are among the first groups a person belongs to, such as family and close friends.

Charles Horton Cooley

An American sociologist known for his theory of the "Looking Glass Self," which explains how individuals develop their sense of self through interactions with others.