In the budget hierarchy, the material handling cost is ___________?

Correct answer: B. batch level cost

  • A. fixed manufacturing cost
  • B. batch level cost
  • C. per unit cost
  • D. factory overall cost

Explanation

Material handling is commonly driven by the number of material movements or batches, so it is classified as a batch-level cost in activity-based costing. It is not necessarily incurred for every individual unit produced.

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