By recognizing these differences, Jiffy Mart’s managers are better able to budget for different unit sales levels and different mixes of individual product-line items sold. Using a single cost driver (such as COGS) assumes homogeneity in the use of indirect costs (support activities) across product lines which does not occur at Jiffy Mart. If Jiffy Mart had used COGS to allocate costs, Fresh Snacks would have been allocated 25% of the indirect costs, much lower than the 62.7% of the indirect costs based on an analysis of the activities it actually uses. Soft Drinks would have been allocated 35% and Packaged Food 40% of the indirect costs, much higher than the 12.5% and 24.8% respectively based on the cost of activities they actually use. Other benefits cited by managers include: (1) better identification of resource needs, (2) clearer linking of costs with staff responsibilities, and (3) identification of budgetary slack.