DQ #1 DQ #1 Complete the e-Activity. Next, imagine that you have been hired as the production manager of a manufacturing company and must determine the best inventory costing system to implement. Discuss the key factors that must be considered before making the determination. Provide specific details and a rationale for your decision.

DQ #2 As a production manager, one of your key tasks is to improve efficiencies by either increasing productivity or reducing cost. Determine whether the responsibility reports needed to track performance should be created by department, function, or manager, using a costing method of your choice. Based on the costing method you selected, determine the type of data needed to track and evaluate performance to control costs such as cost per unit, cost per hour, etc. Be specific with your examples.

DQ #3 Our text discusses job order, process and activity based costing. Can ABC be integrated into a job order and/or process costing division of a company?

DQ #4. Many companies in the manufacturing, financial services and health-care industries are currently using ABC. Some examples are UPS, USPS, FedEx, Ford Motors, General Motors and many Hospitals. What are some difficulties that must be overcome when implementing ABC in a service-based company?