CT17-6: As discussed in the chapter, the principles underlying activity-based costing have evolved into the broader approach known as activity-based management. One of the common practices of activity-based management is to identify all business activities, classify each activity as either a value-added or non-value-added activity, and then try to reduce or eliminate the time spent on non-value-added activities.

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