6. Which of the following allocation bases for automation costs would be an improvement over direct labor hours?

A. Number of units sold

B. Direct labor costs

C. Machine hours

D. Direct Material Cost

7. The number of activity cost centers used by a company should:

A. equal the number of activities required to produce the product.

B. equal the number of departments it has.

C. equal the number of products it has.

D. be determined on a cost-benefit basis.