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Using Traditional Methods and Activity Based Costing

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The Company to be used is General Motors.

Time period 2007-2008.

Pick a service or product from General Motors that can use Activity Based Costing. What 2 activities can be used for ABC and what are the appropriate cost drivers for them? The application rates for each should be estimated.

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- Name/Nature of the Organization
- Activity & Time Period Used
- Inputs Used
- Results Found
- Research Implications

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This solution discusses activity based costing at General Motors in 218 words. A brief cost driver report is also provided.

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The name and nature of the organization and the activity and time period you used:

The organization taken is General motors and the time period is 2007-08.

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Activity based costing allocates the cost to the cost driver on the basis of the activity rate. The Activity-Based Costing technique allows an organization to determine ...

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