C_TFIN22_65 · Question #72
Which of the following allocation methods in cost center accounting use secondary cost elements? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.
The correct answer is A. Activity allocation D. Overhead surcharges E. Assessment. Activity allocation, overhead surcharges, and assessment are allocation methods in cost center accounting that utilize secondary cost elements to transfer costs.
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Which of the following allocation methods in cost center accounting use secondary cost elements? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.
Options
- AActivity allocation
- BPeriodic reposting
- CDistribution
- DOverhead surcharges
- EAssessment
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(21 responses)- A95% (20)
- C5% (1)
Why each option
Activity allocation, overhead surcharges, and assessment are allocation methods in cost center accounting that utilize secondary cost elements to transfer costs.
Activity allocation transfers costs for internal services (e.g., machine hours, labor) from a sender cost center to a receiver using a secondary cost element, reflecting the value of the activity.
Periodic reposting is used to correct incorrect original account assignments for primary costs; it moves existing primary costs using their original primary cost elements.
Distribution allocates original primary costs from a sender to receivers, maintaining the original primary cost elements, thus it does not use secondary cost elements.
Overhead surcharges (or overhead calculation) apply additional costs (e.g., administrative overhead) as a percentage or fixed amount to a base, posting these overheads using secondary cost elements.
Assessment bundles various primary and/or secondary costs from a sender cost object and allocates them to receivers using a single secondary cost element, masking the original cost elements.
Concept tested: Secondary cost element usage in CO allocations
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