In Activity-Based Costing (ABC), what is the purpose of a "cost driver"? a. To reduce the number of pools cost in the costing system. b. To allocate fixed costs equally across all products. c. To trace indirect costs to activities based on their actual consumption. d. To assign overhead costs based on a single volume-based measure.
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