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Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting

4.1.1Activity based costing

Activity based costing in Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 4.1.1.1Explain activity based costing, cost drivers and the uses and limitations of ABC.
  2. 4.1.1.2Use ABC to identify the cost driver, apportion and allocate overheads and calculate the total cost and selling price of a unit, and compare it with other methods of overhead absorption.
  3. 4.1.1.3Apply ABC to make business decisions and recommendations.

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  • Activity based costing (ABC)

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Activity based costing: sample question

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