Question Completion:
Cost: Activity Base:
1. Financial aid office salaries Select Number of enrollment applications Number of students Student credit hours Number of enrolled students and alumni Number of financial aid applications Number of students living on campus
2. Office supplies Select Number of enrollment applications Number of students Student credit hours Number of enrolled students and alumni Number of financial aid applications Number of students living on campus
3. Instructor salaries Select Number of enrollment applications Number of students Student credit hours Number of enrolled students and alumni Number of financial aid applications Number of students living on campus
4. Housing personnel wages Select Number of enrollment applications Number of students Student credit hours Number of enrolled students and alumni Number of financial aid applications Number of students living on campus
5. Student records office salaries Select Number of enrollment applications Number of students Student credit hours Number of enrolled students and alumni Number of financial aid applications Number of students living on campus
6. Admissions office salaries Select Number of enrollment applications Number of students Student credit hours Number of enrolled students and alumni Number of financial aid applications Number of students living on campus
Answer:
Activity Cost Appropriate Activity Base
1. Financial aid office salaries Number of financial aid applications
2. Office supplies Number of students
3. Instructor salaries Number of students Student credit hours
4. Housing personnel wages Number of students living on campus
5. Student records office salaries Number of students
6. Admissions office salaries Number of enrollment applications
Explanation:
An activity base is the activity that is measured for the purpose of allocating overhead costs to different functions in an organization or department. Examples of activity bases are given above and are always expressed as a number of some variables.
