Arvin Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Work in process inventory at start in a particular department consisted of 11,000 units, 100% complete with respect to materials cost and 30% complete with respect to conversion costs. The total cost work in process inventory at start was Rs. 22,400. A total of 45,000 units were transferred out of the department during June. The costs per equivalent unit were computed to be Rs. 1.20 for materials and Rs.3.40 for conversion costs. The total cost of the units completed and transferred out of the department was:
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.
Arvin Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its
The total cost of the units completed and transferred out of the department was:
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