Activity-based costing can be beneficial in allocating selling and administrative expenses to various products for managerial decision making. Which of the following would be the best allocation base for help desk costs?

a. number of calls
b. number of sales employees
c. number of products sold
d. square footage of the help desk office

A

Explanation:

Number of calls

Their primary job is to make calls and receive calls which is basically fund would be allocated based on the fqct thwt it is an activity-based cost, this will be useful in allocating expenses to it. Knowing how many calls are made in a week should give a rough estimate

1) the stages a new product goes through from beginning to end, i.e., the stages that a product passes through from introduction through growth, maturity, and decline. 2) the time from initial research and development to the time at which sales and support of the product to customers are withdrawn. 3) the period of time during which a product can be produced and marketed profitably.

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