All of the following statements are correct except that
A) activity-based costing has been widely adopted in service industries.
B) the objective of installing ABC in service firms is different than it is in a manufacturing firm.
C) a larger proportion of overhead costs are company-wide costs in service industries.
D) the general approach to identifying activities and activity cost pools is the same in a service company as in a manufacturing company.

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The objective of installing Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in service firms is fundamentally the same as in manufacturing firms: to more accurately allocate overhead costs to products or services. The core goal in both sectors is to improve costing accuracy and decision-making.

All of the Following Statements Are Correct Except That