Financial & Managerial Accounting
Financial & Managerial Accounting
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781259692406
Author: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark S Bettner, Joseph V Carcello
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 1STQ
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Identify whether following statement is true, if Power products uses process costing.

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Answer to Problem 1STQ

Option A and C are the correct answer.

Explanation of Solution

Process Costing:

It is a method of cost accounting used by an enterprise with processes categorized by continuous production. The cost for manufacturing those products are assigned to the manufacturing department before the averaged over units are being produced.

Justification for incorrect answers:

Option b:

The products use different amounts of direct labor, the statement is wrong. In process costing products are used same amount of direct labor only. Hence, Option b is incorrect answer.

Option d:

The products are created to customer specifications, the statement is wrong, because process costing systems are not created to customer specifications. Hence option d is incorrect answer.

Justification for correct answers:

Option a:

The production processes are high volume, the statement is correct. The process costing systems production volumes are high. Hence option a is correct answer.

Option c:

The products are created with repetitive processes, the statement is correct, because in process costing system products are create and repetitive process from one department to another department. Hence option c is the correct answer.

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Chapter 18 Solutions

Financial & Managerial Accounting

Ch. 18 - 6. Taylor & Malone is a law firm. Would the...Ch. 18 - 7. Briefly explain the operation of process...Ch. 18 - 8. Some companies that use process costing simply...Ch. 18 - 9. Discuss how managers use information they...Ch. 18 - 10. Explain the term equivalent units. In a...Ch. 18 - 11. Identify various product characteristics that...Ch. 18 - 12. In a process costing system, what condition...Ch. 18 - 13. Why is the combination of direct labor and...Ch. 18 - 14. Why might the unit cost of those items started...Ch. 18 - 15. In a process costing system that uses a FIFO...Ch. 18 - BRIEF EXERCISE 18.1 Selecting Cost Accounting...Ch. 18 - BRIEF EXERCISE 18.2 Matching Cost Systems and...Ch. 18 - Prob. 3BECh. 18 - BRIEF EXERCISE 18.4 Journal Entries in Process...Ch. 18 - BRIEF EXERCISE 18.5 Computing Equivalent Units of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 6BECh. 18 - BRIEF EXERCISE 18.7 Solving for Missing...Ch. 18 - BRIEF EXERCISE 18.8 Determining Departmental...Ch. 18 - BRIEF EXERCISE 18.9 Interpreting a Production Cost...Ch. 18 - Prob. 10BECh. 18 - EXERCISE 18.1 Accounting Terminology Listed are...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.2 Calculating Equivalent Units Moon...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.3 Process Costing Shamrock Industries...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.4 Production Cost Report Use the...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.5 Computing Costs per Equivalent...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.6 Process Costing with No Beginning...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.7 Process Costing with No Beginning...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.8 Process Costing with Beginning...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.9 Process Costing with Beginning...Ch. 18 - Prob. 10ECh. 18 - EXERCISE 18.11 Process Costing through Two...Ch. 18 - Prob. 12ECh. 18 - EXERCISE 18.13 Assessing the Need for Process...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.14 Interpreting Information from a...Ch. 18 - EXERCISE 18.15 Finding Missing Information for a...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.1A Calculating Equivalent Units Brite...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.2A Computing and Using Unit Costs One...Ch. 18 - Refer to the information from Problem...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.4A Process Costing with No Beginning or...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.5A Calculate Cost per Equivalent...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.5A Calculate Cost per Equivalent...Ch. 18 - Prob. 7APCh. 18 - Prob. 8APCh. 18 - PROBLEM 18.1B Calculating Equivalent Units Street...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.2B Computing and Using Unit Costs One...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.3B Production Cost Report Refer to the...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.4B Process Costing with No Beginning or...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.5B Calculate Cost per Equivalent...Ch. 18 - PROBLEM 18.6B Production Cost Report Refer to the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 7BPCh. 18 - Prob. 8BPCh. 18 - Prob. 1CTCCh. 18 - CASE 18.2 Interpreting and Using Process Costing...
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