Which of the following statements about activity-based costing (ABC) is False?
A. ABC cannot be used by service businesses.
B. ABC, in conjunction with activity-based management, can help a company eliminate (or reduce) non-value-added costs.
C. In comparison with traditional-costing systems, ABC results in less cost averaging of various diversified activities.
D. In comparison with traditional-costing systems, ABC results in more costs being classified as direct costs.
E. ABC tends to reduce cost distortion among product lines.