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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.
![**Hoffman Company Car Seat Manufacturing Process**
**Overview:**
Hoffman Company manufactures car seats in its Boise plant. Each car seat passes through the assembly department and the testing department. This problem focuses on the assembly department.
**Instructions:**
Prepare a set of summarized journal entries for all October 2017 transactions affecting Work in Process—Assembly. Record debits first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal entries.
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**Journal Entry:**
| JE 1 | Accounts | Debit | Credit |
|------|----------|-------|--------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
- Options available for accounts include Accounts Payable, Finished Goods, Various Accounts, Work in Process—Assembly Department, and Work in Process—Testing Department.
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**Data Table:**
| Description | Physical Units (Car Seats) | Direct Materials | Conversion Costs |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Work in process, October 1st | 4,000 | $1,248,000 | $241,650 |
| Started during October 2017 | 22,500 | | |
| Completed during October 2017 | 26,000 | | |
| Work in process, October 31st | 500 | | |
| **Total costs added during October 2017** | | $4,635,000 | $2,575,125 |
- **Degree of completion (October 1st):** Direct materials: 72%, Conversion costs: 45%
- **Degree of completion (October 31st):** Direct materials: 72%, Conversion costs: 65%
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**Total Costs to Account For:**
**1. Work in process, beginning:**
| Description | Total Production Costs | Direct Materials | Conversion Costs |
|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Work in process, beginning | $1,489,650 | $1,248,000 | $241,650 |
| Costs added in current period | $7,210,125 | $4,635,000 | $2,575,125 |
| **Total costs to account for** | **$8,699,775** |](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdd274a26-846d-4ddf-bd68-03af38aac4ab%2F53731182-53aa-41d4-8a1a-1fd54b17e8b1%2F0d99sqa_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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