Cost Accounting (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133428702
ISBN 13: 978-0-13342-870-4

Chapter 14 - Cost Allocation, Customer-Profitability Analysis, and Sales-Variance Analysis - Assignment Material - Questions - Page 578: 14-7

Answer

I agree. Allocating all corporate costs to divisions can distort their performance evaluations and hinder effective decision-making. Some corporate costs may not be controllable or relevant at the divisional level, so a more selective allocation approach is often preferred.

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I agree. Allocating all corporate costs to divisions can distort their performance evaluations and hinder effective decision-making. Some corporate costs may not be controllable or relevant at the divisional level, so a more selective allocation approach is often preferred.
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