ABC is an alternative absorption costing system that does not use volume in tracing costs to cost objects
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Volume based costing
shifts costs from high volume to low volume products making the latter look more expensive than if costing had been based on resources they actually consumed
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What kind of companies is ABC more useful for?
diversified multi-product companies
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What is the focus of ABC?
ABC focuses on activities and how these activities are absorbed by the cost objects. e.g products
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Why does ABC produce more accurate product cost?
Because it focuses on activities and cost drivers
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Volume based costing
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shifts costs from high volume to low volume products making the latter look more expensive than if costing had been based on resources they actually consumed
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