Weyerhaeuser developed a system that assigns service department expenses to user divisions on the basis of actual services consumed by the division. Here are a number of Weyerhaeuser's activities in its central Financial Services Department: Payroll Accounts payable Accounts receivable Database administration—report preparation   For each activity, identify an activity base that could be used to charge user divisions for service.

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