Brightmore Corporation manufactures three styles of lighting fixtures using five sequential operations. Within each operation, regardless of the style of fixture produced, the same procedures are used to perform that operation (so that time and costs are the same). All direct materials are added for each batch at the beginning of the operation for that batch. During June, 1,500 units of Style A, 500 units of Style B, and 1,000 units of Style C were started in the first operation; all were completed and transferred to the second operation, except 500 units of Style C which were 60% complete as to conversion costs. There was no work in process on June 1. Following are production costs for June: Direct Labor $18,000 Overhead 10,000 Direct Materials: Style A 20,000 Style B 10,000 Style C 30.000 Total Costs $88,000 Required: 1. Compute the total cost of work completed and transferred to the second operation in June for each of the three styles of lighting fixtures produced. 2. Compute the total cost of the ending work in process inventory.
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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