• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free Notes, Lectures, Tests and Forums for ACCA and CIMA exams

  • ACCA
  • CIMA
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Books
  • Forums
  • Ask AI
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • ACCA Forums
  • Ask ACCA Tutor
  • FIA Forums
  • CIMA Forums
  • OBU Forums
  • Qualified Members forum
  • Buy/Sell Books
  • All Forums
  • Latest Topics

Save 20% on ACCA & CIMA Books

Interactive BPP books for June 2026 exams, recommended by OpenTuition.
Get discount code >>

ABC

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › ABC

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • June 26, 2020 at 12:42 pm #574731
    Avatarphuongmore
    Participant
    • Topics: 131
    • Replies: 128
    • ☆☆☆

    Dear sir, could you please help me to explain some idea of Activities base costing .1 ABC is not approciate when over head vary with time spent on production.2. When overhead is substain, ABC is little use.3. ABC is useful when variable cost is small.Thank you

    June 26, 2020 at 2:41 pm #574739
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54839
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    ABC is most appropriate for the better absorbing of fixed overheads. So it is less appropriate when most of the overheads are variable (point 1) and is more appropriate when variable costs are small (point 3).

    I do not understand what you mean by ‘sustain’ in point 2.

    June 26, 2020 at 4:07 pm #574746
    Avatarphuongmore
    Participant
    • Topics: 131
    • Replies: 128
    • ☆☆☆

    Sorry, I correct the wording “Substantial” in point 2, please consider it again.Thank you.

    June 27, 2020 at 9:15 am #574779
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54839
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    I do not know where you are quoting this from, but ABC is useful when overheads are substantial (it is less useful when they are not substantial).

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Log In

Primary Sidebar

ACCA News:

ACCA My Exam Performance for non-variant

Applied Skills exams is available NOW

ACCA Options:  “Read the Mind of the Marker” articles

Subscribe to ACCA’s Student Accountant Direct

ACCA CBE Exams – Instant Poll

How was your exam, and what was the exam result?

BT CBE exam was.. | MA CBE exam was..
FA CBE exam was.. | LW CBE exam was..

Donate

If you have benefited from OpenTuition please donate.

PQ Magazine

Latest Comments

  • TEDI on Regulatory bodies – CIMA F1 Financial Reporting
  • Ismail12 on Project management – ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL)
  • TEDI on CIMA F1 Chapter 3 Test
  • TEDI on CIMA F1 Chapter 1 Test
  • TEDI on CIMA F1 Chapter 1 Test

Copyright © 2026 · Contact · Advertising · OpenLicense · About · Sitemap · Privacy Policy · Cookie settings · Comments · Log in