For each item below: i. identify the type of data (quantitative - discrete, quantitative - continuous, or qualitative) that would be used to describe a response. ii. give an example of the data. a. number of tickets sold to a concert b. amount of body fat c. favorite baseball team d. time in line to buy groceries e. number of students enrolled at evergreen valley college f. most–watched television show g. brand of toothpaste h. distance to the closest movie theatre i. age of executives in fortune 500 companies j. number of competing computer spreadsheet software packages

Activity-based costing (abc) is not truly a cost collection mechanism as much as it is an inventory valuation method. the main purpose for implementing an activity-based cost system is to try to overcome some of the cost distortions that occur in traditional costing from product differences when there are variations in size and complexity. however, one of the disadvantages of utilizing abc is that the additional information gathering necessary to implement costing with that level of detail might be beyond the reach of some companies with resource or financial constraints. with this in mind, what kinds of industries or companies do you think would benefit most from using activity-based costing and why? in designing or modifying an accounting system to capture appropriate costs for abc, what considerations do you think would need to be made?