The application of activity-based costing to a support kitchen in a Las Vegas casino

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1033-1047

  Vaughn, Paige ^a   Raab, Carola ^b   Nelson, Kathleen B ^b  

^a University of Nevada ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based costs; Casinos; Catering industry; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120989     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011066662     Document Type: Article

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