BTN 4-1 Refer to financial statement

BTN 4-1 Refer to financial statements of Apple (Apple.com)
and Google (Google.com) to answer the following.

Required 1. Identify at least two activities at Apple and at
Google that cause costs to be incurred. Do you believe these companies should
be concerned about controlling costs of the activities you identified? Explain.
2. Would you classify Apple and Google as service, merchandising, or
manufacturing companies? Explain. 3. Is activity-based costing useful for
companies such as Apple and Google? Explain

THIS IS FROM THE TEXT—–BTN 4-1 Refer to financial
statements of Apple (Apple.com) and Google (Google.com) to answer the following.

Required 1. Identify at least two activities at

Apple and at Google that cause costs to be incurred. Do you believe these

companies should be concerned about controlling costs of the activities you

identified? Explain. 2. Would you classify Apple and Google as service,

merchandising, or manufacturing companies? Explain. 3. Is activity-based

costing useful for companies such as Apple and Google? Explain