How are indirect costs assigned to cost objects? Are they traced to cost objects?
What will be an ideal response?
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Indirect costs cannot be traced to cost objects in a cost-effective manner. Therefore, they are allocated to cost objects. A cost driver would be used in allocating an indirect cost to a cost object.
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