PRIN.OF COST ACCOUNTING-W/ACCESS
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What criteria must be met for a unit of activity within the factory to qualify as a cost center?
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Ch. 1 - How does the cost accounting function assist in...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2QCh. 1 - Prob. 3QCh. 1 - Prob. 4QCh. 1 - Prob. 5QCh. 1 - Prob. 6QCh. 1 - How is cost accounting information used by...Ch. 1 - Why is unit cost information important to...Ch. 1 - For a manufacturer, what does the planning process...Ch. 1 - How is effective control achieved in a...
Ch. 1 - Define responsibility accounting.Ch. 1 - What criteria must be met for a unit of activity...Ch. 1 - Prob. 13QCh. 1 - Prob. 14QCh. 1 - What actions should a CMA take when the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 16QCh. 1 - Prob. 17QCh. 1 - Prob. 18QCh. 1 - How is cost accounting related to: financial...Ch. 1 - How does the computation of cost of goods sold for...Ch. 1 - How would you describe the following accounts:...Ch. 1 - Prob. 22QCh. 1 - What is the difference between a perpetual...Ch. 1 - What are the basic elements of production cost?Ch. 1 - How would you define the following costs: direct...Ch. 1 - Why have companies such as Harley-Davidson stopped...Ch. 1 - Distinguish prime cost from conversion cost. Does...Ch. 1 - In what way does the accounting treatment of...Ch. 1 - How do cost of goods sold and cost of goods...Ch. 1 - How are nonfactory costs and costs that benefit...Ch. 1 - What is a mark-on percentage?Ch. 1 - Prob. 32QCh. 1 - When is process costing appropriate, and what...Ch. 1 - What are the advantages of accumulating costs by...Ch. 1 - What is a job cost sheet, and why is it useful?Ch. 1 - What are standard costs, and what is the purpose...Ch. 1 - If the factory operations and selling and...Ch. 1 - Study the performance report for Barbaras Bistro...Ch. 1 - Note that Barbaras Bistro in Figure 1-2 prepares...Ch. 1 - Cost of goods soldmerchandiser The following data...Ch. 1 - The following data were taken from the general...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5ECh. 1 - Explain in narrative form the flow of direct...Ch. 1 - The following data are taken from the general...Ch. 1 - The following data are taken from the general...Ch. 1 - The following inventory data relate to Edwards,...Ch. 1 - The following is a list of manufacturing costs...Ch. 1 - Leen Production Co. uses the job order cost system...Ch. 1 - Gerken Fabrication Inc. uses the job order cost...Ch. 1 - Cycle Specialists manufactures goods on a job...Ch. 1 - Prepare a performance report for the dining room...Ch. 1 - The following data were taken from the general...Ch. 1 - The following data were taken from the general...Ch. 1 - Statement of cost of goods manufactured; income...Ch. 1 - The adjusted trial balance for Appleton...Ch. 1 - The post-closing trial balance of Custer Products,...Ch. 1 - Selected account balances and transactions of...Ch. 1 - OReilly Manufacturing Co.s cost of goods sold for...Ch. 1 - Glasson Manufacturing Co. produces only one...Ch. 1 - Sultan, Inc. manufactures goods to special order...Ch. 1 - Spokane Production Co. obtained the following...Ch. 1 - Bangor Products Co. obtained the following...Ch. 1 - Potomac Automotive Co. manufactures engines that...Ch. 1 - Required Ethics Mary Branson is the Division...
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- Which of the following production characteristics is better suited for process costing and not job order costing? Each product batch is distinguishable from the prior batch. The costs are easily traced to a specific product. Costs are accumulated by department. The value of work in process is the direct material used, the direct labor incurred, and the overhead applied to the job in process.arrow_forwardCan process costing be used for a service organization? Explain. Describe how process costing can be used for JIT manufacturing firms.arrow_forwardDuring production, how are the costs in process costing accumulated? A. to cost of goods sold B. to each individual product C. to manufacturing overhead D. to each individual departmentarrow_forward
- A. Name two principal types of cost accounting systems. B. Which system provides for a separate record of each particular quantity of product that passes through the factory? C. Which system accumulates the costs for each department or process within the factory?arrow_forwardWhat are the similarities in and differences between the manufacturing cost flows for job-order firms and process firms?arrow_forwardWhich of the following product situations is better suited to job order costing than to process costing? A. Each product batch is exactly the same as the prior batch. B. The costs are easily traced to a specific product. C. Costs are accumulated by department. D. The value of work in process is based on assigning standard costs.arrow_forward
- In a process costing system, which account shows the overhead assigned to the department? A. cost of goods sold B. finished goods inventory C. raw material inventory D. work in process inventoryarrow_forwardWhat factory operating conditions and data are required for each of the traditionally used methods for applying factory overhead to products? Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each method.arrow_forwardHow is process costing for a single manufacturing department different from a manufacturing company with multiple departments?arrow_forward
- Assigning indirect costs to specific jobs is completed by which of the following? applying the costs to manufacturing overhead using the predetermined overhead rate using the manufacturing costs incurred applying the indirect labor to the work in process inventoryarrow_forwardWhich is not a step In activity-based costing? A. identify the activities performed by the organization B. identify the cost driver(s) associated with each activity C. compute a cost rate per production D. assign costs to products by multiplying the cost driver rate by the volume of the cost driver units consumed by the productarrow_forwardDuring production, to what are the costs in job order costing applied? A. manufacturing overhead B. cost of goods sold C. each individual product D. each individual departmentarrow_forward
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