Which of the following statements regarding activity-based costing (ABC) is NOT correct? a. Under ABC cost centres are replaced by cost pools b. Blanket overhead recovery rates (OAR) are replaced with cost driver rates c. ABC uses one common overhead recovery rate, such as labour hours. d. ABC tackles the problems of absorption costing by adopting a much more accurate way of charging overhead to cost units.

Which of the following statements regarding activity-based costing (ABC) is NOT correct? a. Under ABC cost centres are replaced by cost pools b. Blanket overhead recovery rates (OAR) are replaced with cost driver rates c. ABC uses one common overhead recovery rate, such as labour hours. d. ABC tackles the problems of absorption costing by adopting a much more accurate way of charging overhead to cost units.

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter6: Activity-based, Variable, And Absorption Costing

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12MC: Which statement is correct? A. Activity-based cost systems are less costly than traditional cost...

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