When was activity based costing developed? 2.18K viewsAccounting0 Guest60 0 Comments Do you know when the activity based costing was developed and when it was first used? 2 AnswersActiveVotedNewestOldest 0 Guest60 Posted 0 Comments I think that details about activity based costing were first published by Kaplan around 1985 or so. You are viewing 1 out of 2 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login Search for: