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Author: Carl Warren; James M. Reeve; Jonathan Duchac
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Chapter 9, Problem 4E
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Identify the appropriate cost driver that could be used for allocating the given support departments.
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Bundle: Managerial Accounting, Loose-leaf Version, 14th - Book Only
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