Basis of overhead allocation


Question 1: What has happened in recent industrial history to reduce the usefulness of direct labor as the primary basis for allocating overhead to products?

Question 2: In an automated manufacturing environment, what basis of overhead allocation is frequently more relevant than direct labor hours?

Question 3: What is generally true about overhead allocation to high-volume products versus low-volume products under a traditional costing system?

Question 4.

A) What are the principal differences between activity-based costing (ABC) and traditional product costing?

B) What assumptions must be met for ABC costing to be useful?

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