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41activity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ frantic, frenetic, heightened, increased, intense ▪ The scene was one of frenetic activity. ▪ criminal, illegal …
42activity — n. 1) to engage in, participate in, take part in an activity (all students take part in extracurricular activities) 2) to resume one s activities 3) to break off, terminate an activity 4) to curb; paralyze activity (business activity was… …
43Activity Cost Driver — A factor that influences or contributes to the expense of certain business operations. In activity based costing (ABC), an activity cost driver is something that drives the cost of a particular activity. A factory, for example, may have running… …
44Activity diagram — An activity diagram is a diagram that shows activities and actions to describe workflows. [ [http://highered.mcgraw hill.com/sites/0077110005/student view0/glossary.html Glossary of Key Terms] at McGraw hill.com. Retrieved 20 July 2008.] In the… …
45Activity Center — A pool of activity costs associated with particular processes and used in activity based costing (ABC) systems. Each activity center is separately identified and can be assigned to specific cost drivers. In this manner, a large overhead cost pool …
46activity measure — In activity based costing systems, a measure of the volume or rate of activity in an activity cost pool used as a basis for allocating costs. Ideally, the activity measure chosen will be such that any rise or fall in the measure correlates… …
47activity measure — In activity based costing systems, a measure of the volume or rate of activity in an activity cost pool used as a basis for allocating costs. Ideally, the activity measure chosen will be such that any rise or fall in the measure correlates… …
48Activity Driver Analysis — The identification and assessment of the factors that are involved in the costing of goods and services. Activity driver analysis is part of activity based costing, and helps management trace the cost of certain activities to cost objects.… …
49activity cost pool — cost pool In activity based costing, a collection of indirect costs grouped according to the activity involved. To identify the costs of each activity, cost pool managers will have to ask such questions as: • What staff are involved with the… …
50activity cost pool — cost pool In activity based costing, a collection of indirect costs grouped according to the activity involved. To identify the costs of each activity, cost pool managers will have to ask questions such as: • What staff are involved with the… …
