In batch processing, if costs are not isolated, high-volume customers and products tend to subsidize lower-volume ones. This article reviews different types of batch activities and how they would be ...

Activity-based costing, or ABC, is a costing method that managers can use for internal cost reporting and decision making. While ABC isn't allowed for external financial reporting, companies may find ...

Generally accepted accounting principles require that businesses assign all costs of production to the products they make. This cost assignment process occurs through the use of a traditional costing ...