Examine individually if these companies: 1.bakery,2. construction company,3. hospital, 4. Accounting firm, could use process costing , why or why not. Could they have a hybrid method of costing? Managerial Accounting
1. Bakery : Process costing system is commonly used where products are manufactured under mass production methods or by continuous processing. Bakery uses process costing system as the items of bakery are produced in bulk.
2. Construction company : A job costing system records revenues and costs for each job because each job results in a unique product and each job has a different material and labour requirement. A construction company uses job costing as each job is unique from the other with respect to revenues, costs, material and labour requirements.
3. Hospital : Operating costing is the method used to ascertain cost of providing a service. Hospitals use operating costing system and cost unit being per patient day.
4. Accounting firm : Accounting firms use operating costing system for providing services.
Hybrid costing system is useful when a production facility handles groups of products in batches and charged the cost of materials to those batches while accumulating labour and overhead costs at departmental or work center level and allocation of those costs at individual unit level.
Examine individually if these companies: 1.bakery,2. construction company,3. hospital, 4. Accounting firm, could use process costing...
1.what is the meaning of job order costing? 2. why is job order costing important for managerial accounting? 3.how do manufacturing companies use job order and process costing systems?
1. Explain what is job order costing. 2. List 3 companies that could use job order costing and identify a type of product that they produce that will follow job orders. Ex: CPA firm, a job order would be the auditing service of 1 client.
Companies can choose from different costing methods: process/product costing and activity-based costing. Think about a company you know and answer the following: What are the differences between the two costing methods, and how do these apply to your company? What are some ABC cost drivers the company might use? How could the costs differ if one method is chosen over the other? Which method would you recommend for your company, and why?
3. Which of the following companies will use a process costing systems A) an oil refining company B) a manufacturer of ships C) a custom kitchen cabinet company D) an advertising firm
The company I choose is Walmart. Companies can choose from different costing methods: process/product costing and activity-based costing. Think about a company you know and answer the following: What are the differences between the two costing methods, and how do these apply to your company? What are some ABC cost drivers the company might use? How could the costs differ if one method is chosen over the other? Which method would you recommend for your company, and why?
please answer each one individually thanks 2-1 What is job-order costing? 2-2 What is absorption costing? 2-3 What is normal costing? 2-4 How is the unit product cost of a job calculated? 2-5 Explain the four-step process used to compute a predetermined overhead rate. 2-6 What is the purpose of the job cost sheet in a job-order costing system? 2-7 Explain why some production costs must be assigned to products through an allocation process. 2-8 Why do companies use predetermined...
I am studying process costing for managerial accounting. I have the answers for 1 and 2. I have the first column for question 3( direct material) but am stuck on how to calculate the conversion column. Thank you! 159 Process Costing and Hybrid Product-Costing Systems Chapter 4 OConnect All applicable Problems are available in Connect. Problems Timing Technology, Inc. manufactures timing devices. During 20x1, 900,000 units were completed and transferred to finished-goods inventory. On December 31, 20x1 there were 300,000...
1 a.Explain what is job order costing. b. List 3 companies that could use job order costing and identify a type of product that they produce that will follow job orders. Ex: CPA firm, a job order would be the auditing service of 1 client.
1. What is absorption costing? 2. How is job-order costing different from process costing? 3. Why would a company choose one method over the other? 4. Provide a real-world example of a company that might use job-order costing (use an example not listed in the textbook).
E3-4 Computing Unknown Manufacturing Costs for Process Costing [LO 3-1] The following four companies use a process cost system: Required: Treating each case independently, find the missing amounts. Solana Co. Lindsay Company Vista Co. $ 234,200 Conversion Cost Ray Inc. $ 55,350 $ 24,800 Direct Labor $ 12,800 1,250 $ Depreciation Manufacturing Overhead $ $ 16,900 143,100 $ $ $ $ $ $ 42,500 2,150 25,000 15,850 88,600 4,700 Rent 780 Direct Materials Supervisor's Salary Utilities $ $ $ 361,550...