In December, Davis Company had the following cost flows: Molding Department Grinding Department Finishing Department Direct materials $111,600 $30,000 $17,200 Direct labor 8,000 13,600 11,600 Applied overhead 8,400 60,400 11,200 Transferred-in cost: From Molding 128,000 From Grinding 232,000 Total cost $128,000 $232,000 $272,000 Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries to transfer costs from (a) Molding to Grinding, (b) Grinding to Finishing, and (c) Finishing to Finished Goods. 2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION: Explain how the journal entries differ from a job-order cost system.
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.
In December, Davis Company had the following cost flows: Molding Department Grinding Department Finishing Department Direct materials $111,600 $30,000 $17,200 Direct labor 8,000 13,600 11,600 Applied
CHART OF ACCOUNTS Davis Company General Ledger ASSETS 110 Cash 120
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