You are asked to choose any ONE Company in the Sultanate of Oman, which is following the Process Costing system and analyze the production process in detail. Prepare a report with necessary process account. Prepare a visual presentation of production process by indicating the approximate percentage of completion points at which various materials are added and how labour and overhead flow into the process.

The following items are associated with a traditional cost accounting information system, an activity-based cost accounting information system, or both (that is, some elements are common to the two systems): a. Usage of direct materials b. Direct materials cost assigned to products using direct tracing c. Direct labor cost incurrence d. Direct labor cost assigned to products using direct tracing e. Setup cost incurrence f. Setup cost assigned using number of setups as the activity driver g. Setup cost assigned using direct labor hours as the activity driver h. Cost accounting personnel i. Submission of a bid, using product cost plus 25 percent j. Purchasing cost incurrence k. Purchasing cost assigned to products using direct labor hours as the activity driver l. Purchasing cost assigned to products using number of orders as the activity driver m. Materials handling cost incurrence n. Materials handling cost assigned using the number of moves as the activity driver o. Materials handling cost assigned using direct labor hours as the activity driver p. Computer q. Costing out of products r. Decision to continue making a part rather than buying it s. Printer t. Customer service cost incurred u. Customer service cost assigned to products using number of complaints as the activity driver v. Report detailing individual product costs w. Commission cost x. Commission cost assigned to products using units sold as the activity driver y. Plant depreciation z. Plant depreciation assigned to products using direct labor hours Required: 1. For each cost system, classify the relevant items into one of the following categories: a. Interrelated parts b. Processes c. Objectives d. Inputs e. Outputs f. User actions 2. Explain the choices that differ between the two systems. Which system will provide the best support for the user actions? Explain. 3. Draw an operational model that illustrates each cost accounting systemwith the items that belong to the system used as examples for each component of the model. 4. Based on the operational models, comment on the relative costs and benefits of the two systems. Which system should be chosen?

Classify the following cost drivers as structural, executional, or operational. a. Number of plants b. Number of moves c. Degree of employee involvement d. Capacity utilization e. Number of product lines f. Number of distribution channels g. Engineering hours h. Direct labor hours i. Scope j. Product configuration k. Quality management approach l. Number of receiving orders m. Number of defective units n. Employee experience o. Types of process technologies p. Number of purchase orders q. Type and efficiency of layout r. Scale s. Number of functional departments t. Number of planning meetings

Rex Industries has identified three different activities as cost drivers: machine setups, machine hours, and inspections. The overhead and estimated usage are: Compute the overhead rate for each activity.

Which of the following production characteristics is better suited for process costing and not job order costing? Each product batch is distinguishable from the prior batch. The costs are easily traced to a specific product. Costs are accumulated by department. The value of work in process is the direct material used, the direct labor incurred, and the overhead applied to the job in process.

Which of the following product situations is better suited to job order costing than to process costing? A. Each product batch is exactly the same as the prior batch. B. The costs are easily traced to a specific product. C. Costs are accumulated by department. D. The value of work in process is based on assigning standard costs.

What is the proper order of tasks In an ABC system? identify the cost drivers, assign the costs to the products, calculate the overhead application rate for each cost pool, identify the cost pools assign the costs to the products, identify the cost drivers, calculate the overhead application rate for each cost pool, identify the cost pools identify the cost drivers, identify the cost pools, calculate the overhead application rate for each cost pool, assign the costs to the products identify the cost pools, identify the cost drivers, calculate the overhead application rate for each cost pool, assign the costs to the products

Alvarez Manufacturing Inc. is a job shop. The management of Alvarez Manufacturing Inc. uses the cost information from the job sheets to assess cost performance. Information on the total cost, product type, and quantity of items produced is as follows: a. Develop a graph for each product (three graphs), with Job Number (in date order) on the horizontal axis and Unit Cost on the vertical axis. Use this information to determine Alvarez Manufacturing Inc.s cost performance over time for the three products. b. What additional information would you require in order to investigate Alvarez Manufacturing Inc.s cost performance more precisely?

Refer to the information for Deporte Company above. Required: 1. Prepare a journal entry for the purchase of raw materials. 2. Prepare a journal entry for the issuance of raw materials. 3. Prepare a journal entry for the addition of labor to Work in Process. 4. Prepare a journal entry for the closing of variances to Cost of Goods Sold.

The charges to Work in ProcessAssembly Department for a period, together with information concerning production, are as follows. All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production. Determine the following: a. The number of units in work in process inventory at the end of the period b. Equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion c. Costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion d. Cost of the units started and completed during the period