A company produces a product that passes through 2 departments: assembly and finishing. The company uses the FIFO method of processing costing. In the finishing department, conversion costs are added evenly during the process and direct materials are added when production is 80% complete. Inspection occurs when process reaches at the 70% stage. In March 2023 the following data were recorded for the finishing department: # of Units Units in beginning WIP Units started 25,000 Conversion cost is 25% complete 175,000
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
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