Raider Company manufactures and sells multiple products. The traditional costing system allocates overhead costs based on direct labor hours, while the company is considering transitioning to an activity$-$based costing $($ABC$)$ system.

$1.$ Explain the key differences between traditional costing and ABC, and discuss how implementing ABC can provide more accurate product costs for Raider Company.

$2.$ Provide specific examples of activities and cost drivers that might be used in the ABC system to allocate overhead costs more precisely.

 

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