what is a cost driver? Give one exampl OA. Acostar eris a cost that B related to a particular ost otpect but cannot te traced to nan economic any te astse way. such as the salary of a plant manager who oversees proocton of maly dreret ypes of uxury cars produced at the same plant Acost dmver is a variable, such as the example, the number of vehicles assembled is a driver of the costs of steernng wheels on a motor-vehice assembly ine . wscn causany atects total costs over a pentine span Achange n the cost over resas ri a change ithe levelofttal costs For ievel of achity or vokme, the avautaty of no maton. ather g technology is a aher as to whethe certar o cost mat eats used n cost anver s a taco r a ech manufacturing process is considered a drect or indirect cost of producing a molor-vehice O D. A cost diver is a cost that changes in total in proportion to changes in the retaed ee of otal acivity or volume For example, he tons of steel needed to produce a vehicle is a diver of the total cost o dilect or noiect cost aassncato ms For exampse hat vehicie