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How does ABC costing differ from traditional methods for allocating overhead cost and why is it more accurate / appropriate for modern manufacturing firms with relatively low labor costs and high degrees of investment in automation? What is the dangerous phenomenon that can be encountered by a firm as the amount of direct labor as a percent of total cost decreases, and the percent of machine center overhead increases, if it does not implement a more accurate way to allocate overhead?