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Why are multiple departmental overhead rates more accurate for product costing than a single plantwide overhead rate?
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- How is process costing for a single manufacturing department different from a manufacturing company with multiple departments?arrow_forwardWhat are the distinguishing characteristics of variable, fixed, and semivariable factory overhead costs?arrow_forwardUnder what two conditions would the multiple production department factory overhead rate method provide more accurate product costs than the single plantwide factory overhead rate method?arrow_forward
- Why are there conversion costs in both job order costing and process costing?arrow_forwardExplain how a plantwide overhead rate, using a unit-based driver, can produce distorted product costs. In your answer, identify two major factors that impair the ability of plantwide rates to assign cost accurately.arrow_forwardWhy are support department costs difficult to apply to products?arrow_forward
- Why would a manufacturing company with multiple production departments still prefer to use a single plantwide overhead rate?arrow_forwardWhat are the two most frequently used methods of distributing service department costs to production departments?arrow_forwardWhich 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_forward
- Describe 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_forwardWhat are the advantages and disavantages of the traditional, activity based costing, and multiple production department methods for allocating factory overhead?arrow_forwardWhat system would a manufacturer of unique special orders or batch processes most likely use to accumulate costs? a .process costing b. variable costing c. job-order costing d. contract costingarrow_forward
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