MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.1Q
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Activity-based costing (ABC):
Activity-based costing refers to the method of costing where the
Explain the difference between activity-based costing and traditional costing methods.
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Difference between activity-based costing and traditional costing methods:
The activity-based costing differs from traditional costing methods in mainly three ways which are as follows:
- The costs of manufacturing and non-manufacturing are assigned to the products in case of activity-based costing.
- The traditional costing system allocates costs on the basis of volume while the ABC system allocates on the basis of the
- The non-
manufacturing costs , which are regarded as period costs under the traditional costing methods, can be classified as the product costs as per activity-based costing.
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MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
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