EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to present the pilot Activity-Based Costing (ABC) for the University. The emergence of ABC systems has been viewed as the means by which management accounting can re-establish its relevance. It became popular towards the 1980's, because it prevents cost distortion and provides a process view with traditional accounting cannot provide. The University is considering adopting ABC because the widespread concern about rising costs for higher education and …
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