Managerial Accounting (15th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007802563X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-563-1

Chapter 2 - Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts - Questions - Page 51: 2-7

Answer

An activity base is a synonym for the term of "driver" in accounting. It represents a type of unit which will determine the variable cost. A good example is represented by the units which were sold which will directly influence the variable cost.

Work Step by Step

Example of activity bases: the number of units which the companies produced, the number of units which are delivered to the clients, the number of purchases orders, the hours spent by a team on servicing products, etc.
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