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| Direct labor is still often the appropriate basis for assigning overhead costs when |
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Direct labor constitutes a significant part of total product cost and High correlation exists between direct labor and changes in overhead costs.
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-Can be expensive to use -Some arbitrary allocations continue
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| Reason ABC is a more adequate cost system |
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-Use of more cost pools to assign overhead costs -Enhanced control over overhead costs -Better management decisions
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Use ABC When One or More of the Following Exist:
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-Products differ greatly in volume/manufacturing complexity -Products lines are Numerous,Diverse and Require different degrees of support services -Overhead costs are a significant portion of total costs -Significant change in manufacturing process or number of products -Managers ignore data from existing system and instead use “bootleg” costing data
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| Look At JIT Slide 4: 15-16 |
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