Question

Which of the following is NOT considered a step in activity-based costing?

A. Trace or allocate overhead costs to activity cost pools.
B. Identify and classify the major activities involved in the manufacture of specific products.
C. Identify a single overhead rate as the predetermined overhead rate.
. The overhead traced or allocated to the activity cost pools is assigned to products using cost drivers.

Answer 1

Answer: C. Identify a single overhead rate as the predetermined overhead rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Activity based costing works by assigning indirect and overhead costs to the activities that caused the costs to be incurred and then assigning those activities to the products those activities helped produce such that indirect and overhead costing is more accurate.

The steps involved include, tracing and allocating overhead costs to activity coat pools, identifying and classifying the major activities involved in the manufacture of specific products, and assigning overhead costs to products based on cost drivers.

It does not include identifying a single overhead rate as the predetermined overhead rate. This is a step is in Standard Costing.