Asked by Ashwin Ponukumati on Jul 02, 2024

Overhead costs are first directly traced or distributed to support and production activities, then support activity costs are allocated to production activities based on the amount of support activity used by each production activity; production activity costs are applied to the products using cost drivers for each production activity.
A)Single plantwide overhead rate
B)Multiple production department rates
C)Activity-based costing

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns costs to products and services based on the activities required to produce them.

Overhead Costs

Indirect costs of running a business that are not directly attributable to a specific product or service, such as rent, utilities, and administrative expenses.

Cost Drivers

Factors that cause the cost of a product or service to change.

  • Understand different methods for allocating costs within a manufacturing setting.
  • Understand the chain of activities in activity-based costing (ABC).