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Why should the accountant distinguish between transferred-in costs and additional direct materials costs for each subsequent department in a process-costing system?
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Ch. 17 - Give three examples of industries that use...Ch. 17 - In process costing, why are costs often divided...Ch. 17 - Explain equivalent units. Why are equivalent-unit...Ch. 17 - What problems might arise in estimating the degree...Ch. 17 - Name the five steps in process costing when...Ch. 17 - Name the three inventory methods commonly...Ch. 17 - Describe the distinctive characteristic of...Ch. 17 - Describe the distinctive characteristic of FIFO...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.9QCh. 17 - Identify a major advantage of the FIFO method for...
Ch. 17 - Identify the main difference between journal...Ch. 17 - The standard-costing method is particularly...Ch. 17 - Why should the accountant distinguish between...Ch. 17 - Transferred-in costs are those costs incurred in...Ch. 17 - Theres no reason for me to get excited about the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.16ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.17ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.18ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.19ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.20ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.21ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.22ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.23ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.24ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.25ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.26ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.27ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.28ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.29ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.30PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.31PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.32PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.33PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.34PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.35PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.36PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.37PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.38PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.39PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.40PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.41PCh. 17 - Benchmarking, ethics. Amanda McNall is the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.43P
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- 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_forwardThe following items are associated with a traditional cost accounting information system, an activity-based cost accounting information system, or both (that is, some elements are common to the two systems): a. Usage of direct materials b. Direct materials cost assigned to products using direct tracing c. Direct labor cost incurrence d. Direct labor cost assigned to products using direct tracing e. Setup cost incurrence f. Setup cost assigned using number of setups as the activity driver g. Setup cost assigned using direct labor hours as the activity driver h. Cost accounting personnel i. Submission of a bid, using product cost plus 25 percent j. Purchasing cost incurrence k. Purchasing cost assigned to products using direct labor hours as the activity driver l. Purchasing cost assigned to products using number of orders as the activity driver m. Materials handling cost incurrence n. Materials handling cost assigned using the number of moves as the activity driver o. Materials handling cost assigned using direct labor hours as the activity driver p. Computer q. Costing out of products r. Decision to continue making a part rather than buying it s. Printer t. Customer service cost incurred u. Customer service cost assigned to products using number of complaints as the activity driver v. Report detailing individual product costs w. Commission cost x. Commission cost assigned to products using units sold as the activity driver y. Plant depreciation z. Plant depreciation assigned to products using direct labor hours Required: 1. For each cost system, classify the relevant items into one of the following categories: a. Interrelated parts b. Processes c. Objectives d. Inputs e. Outputs f. User actions 2. Explain the choices that differ between the two systems. Which system will provide the best support for the user actions? Explain. 3. Draw an operational model that illustrates each cost accounting systemwith the items that belong to the system used as examples for each component of the model. 4. Based on the operational models, comment on the relative costs and benefits of the two systems. Which system should be chosen?arrow_forwardThe costs transferred from a prior process to a subsequent process are a. treated as another type of materials cost for the receiving department. b. referred to as transferred-in costs (for the receiving department). c. referred to as the cost of goods transferred out (for the transferring department). d. All of these. e. None of these.arrow_forward
- Activity-based management includes both process value analysis and activity-based costing. Which of the following features is primarily associated with process value analysis? a. Defining root causes of each activity b. Identifying cost objects and activity drivers c. Calculating activity rate d. Assigning costs to cost objectsarrow_forwardAssigning indirect costs to departments is completed by __________________________. applying the predetermined overhead rate debiting the manufacturing costs incurred applying the costs to manufacturing overhead applying the costs to work in process inventoryarrow_forwardThe second stage of customer-based activity-based costing entails the assignment of: a. resource costs to sales departments. b. resources costs to distribution channels. c. customer-related activity costs to products. d. customer-related activity costs to customers.arrow_forward
- How are predetermined overhead rates used in process costing?arrow_forwardDescribe the product life cycle. How do unit-level costs behave in relation to the product life cycle? Batch-level costs? Product-level costs? Facility-level costs?arrow_forwardTo record the transfer of costs from a prior process to a subsequent process, the following entry would be made: a. debit Finished Goods and credit Work in Process. b. debit Work in Process (subsequent department) and credit Transferred-In Materials. c. debit Work in Process (prior department) and credit Work in Process (subsequent department). d. debit Work in Process (subsequent department) and credit Work in Process (prior department) e. None of these.arrow_forward
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