FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
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ISBN: 9781264303236
Author: Wild
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter C, Problem 6QS
To determine

Introduction:

Activity Based Costing

  • Activity Based Costing is a method of cost allocation, whereby costs are assigned to activities performed and cost per unit of activity driver is calculated and assigned to units of activities performed.
  • Activity drivers could be cost allocation units such as orders, batches, area occupied etc. Activity based costing favors cost allocation on the actual units of activity carried out as opposed to the standard method of overhead application using a blanket rate.
  • FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, Chapter C, Problem 6QS

Total Overhead cost allocated to Department 1 using activity based costing

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