When activity-based costing is used to apply overhead to products, support department costs are referred to as

A) support activity costs
B) department activity costs
C) multiple activity costs
D) activity-based department costs

Support Activity Costs

Costs associated with activities not directly involved in producing goods or services but necessary for the overall operation.

Activity-Based Costing

A method of accounting that identifies and assigns costs to overhead activities and then assigns those costs to products.