The shorter the period used to calculate the cost-driver rate,the ______________ the influence of seasonal patterns and of non-seasonal,sporadic costs on the dollar-amount of the cost pool (the numerator).

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The shorter the period used to calculate the cost-driver rate, the greater the influence of seasonal patterns and of non-seasonal, sporadic costs on the dollar-amount of the cost pool. This is because a shorter period does not average out these fluctuations as effectively as a longer period would.

The Shorter the Period Used to Calculate the Cost-Driver Rate,the