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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
This case has two separate parts.
Part I
How can activity-based management and activity-based costing (ABC)
benefit an organization? Specifically, address the following points. How does ABC differ from other allocation methods? Describe the main characteristics of ABC. What type of companies tends to benefit from ABC? Comment on a company (research Internet) that has implemented
ABC. What type of company is it? Was it successful?
Part II
Please answer the following questions. What are the general benefits of preparing the budget? Discuss how the budget is likely to be used for the control function. Variance analysis is a traditional tool used for planning and control.
Comment on advantages and disadvantages of using this approach for
performance evaluations. Do you have any suggestions for complementary or alternative
performance measures?
The submission should be 3 to 5 pages and need to include answers to all
the questions listed above. Include references in APA format.
Assignment Expectations
It is important to answer the questions above. The discussion should be three
to five pages and written in a clear and concise manner. Support your
discussion with references in APA format. You are encouraged to use Excel or
other compatible spreadsheet when computations are involved.
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