Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition Plus MyAccountingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (15th Edition)
Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition Plus MyAccountingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (15th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133781106
Author: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Give three examples of industries that use process-costing systems.

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To identify: The examples of industries that use process-costing systems.

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Process Costing:

Process costing is a tool used to ascertain the cost incurred by the business at each level of production. It is also used as a cost control technique.

Explanation:

Examples of industries that use process-costing systems are:

  • Chemical processing.
  • Food production.
  • Oil refining.
  • Plastics
  • Brick and tile manufacturing.
  • Process cost system is used by the businesses which produce homogeneous goods like bricks manufacturer.
  • It is beneficial for the businesses where mass production is done through a similar process.
Conclusion

Hence, the chemical processing, food production and oil refining are some examples of industries that use process-costing systems.

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