Which of the following methods recognizes some (but not all) of the services that occur between service departments?     Indirect method.     Step-down method.     Reciprocal-services method.     Dual-cost allocation method.     Direct method.

Q: Indirect costs occur when? A. Resources are shared by more than one product or service. B. Costs…

A: All those expenses that are incurred in common for different projects, products, or business…

Q: Which of the following is the proper sequence of events in an activity-based costing system? A.…

A: Activity-Based Costing or ABC is a managerial accounting method that assigns certain indirect…

Q: In developing an ABC system, what is the last step? Identify the primary activities and estimate a…

A: The question is based on the concept of Cost Accounting.

Q: The allocation of indirect costs in an activity-based costing system a. may require other costs to…

A: In ABC(Activity-Based Costing) costs are traced to specific activities (activity pools) within an…

Q: Distinguish between the single-rate and the dual-rate methods. The single-rate (cost-allocation)…

A: Cost Allocation: The process of assigning the cost to the cost object is cost allocation. The cost…

Q: What are the limitations of joint product and departmental cost allocation?

A: The limitations of joint product and departmental cost allocation.

Q: The order in which the costs of service departments are allocated will affect the amounts allocated…

A: There are two type of departments in the business. One is operating departments and other is Service…

Q: Which of the following is the format of the income statement that is MOST useful in decision-making?…

A: The contribution margin format of income statement classify the costs into fixed and variable. The…

Q: Explain a hybrid costing system. Identify a product or service operation that might be suited to a…

A: Hybrid Costing:   Hybrid costing is a method of cost accounting in which the elements of job and…

Q: Match each of the following type of responsibility centers with what all they are accountable for.…

A: Responsibility Center: A business segment whose managers are responsible or accountable for certain…

Q: Describe factors for measuring cost allocation.

A: Cost:   It is the economic value incurred by the company to manufacture a product or render a…

Overheads

In cost accounting, overhead refers to those expenses which occur during the operating of a business. Overhead includes the fixed, variable, or semi-variable which is not directly involved with a company product or service. It is very important to analyze overhead expense as it helps the company in determining how much a company must charge for its products and services so that they can generate profit.  Overhead expenses depend upon the nature of the business operations.