What are three advantages of activity-based costing over traditional volume-based allocation methods?

A. Ease of use, more accurate product costing, and more effective cost control.
B. More accurate product costing, ease of use, less costly to implement.
C. Fewer allocation bases, ease of use, and a direct correlation to production volume.
D. More accurate product costing, more effective cost control, and better focus on the relevant factors for decision making.
E. More accurate product costing, fewer cost objects, and a direct correlation to production volume.


Answer: D

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Which of the following statements regarding earnings per share is true?

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Estimating a customer's lifetime purchasing potential is important because it helps marketers to

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If the actual level of activity is 4% less than planned, then the fixed costs in the static budget should be decreased by 4% before comparing them to actual costs.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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