Activity-based Costing (ABC) in Service Industries

Research a U.S. company in the
service industry with e-commerce activities.

Write a five to six (5-6) page
paper in which you:

1. Describe the company you
   researched in one to two (1-2) paragraphs.
2. Discuss how a time driven ABC cost
   system can be implemented in the company you researched and the benefits that
   the use will yield to the business performance.
3. Assess how using an ABC system can
   provide a competitive advantage to the company in the market space it operates
   and the resulting impact to the business performance.
4. Examine the potential impact of
   time-driven ABC costing on services provided online with those provided through
   traditional channels, considering how this knowledge will impact decisions made
   by management about these services.
5. Use at least three (3) quality
   academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and
   other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these
formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using
  Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations
  and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
  professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing
  the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
  course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
  included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning
outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the concepts of job order
  costing, process costing, and activity-based costing.
• Use technology and information
  resources to research issues in managerial accounting.
• Write clearly and concisely about
  managerial accounting using proper writing mechanics.