COST ASSIGNMENT - A process that identifies costs with activities, outputs, or other cost objects.
( ( ( ( COST ASSIGNMENT ) - ) ( ( A process ) ( that ( ( identifies costs ) ( with ( ( ( ( ( activities , ) outputs ) , ) or ) ( other ( cost objects ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP COST) (NNP ASSIGNMENT)) (: -) (NP (NP (DT A) (NN process)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ identifies) (NP (NNS costs)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NNS activities)) (, ,) (NP (NNS outputs)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (JJ other) (NN cost) (NNS objects)))))))) (. .)))
Cost assignment identifies nothing 
( ( Cost assignment ) ( identifies nothing ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Cost) (NN assignment)) (VP (VBZ identifies) (NP (NN nothing)))))