The Edems Company produces and sells a single product. Standards have been established for the product as follows: Direct Materials 5 kgs. @ $3.50/kg. = $17.50/unit Direct Labour 3 hrs. @ $5.50/hr. = $16.50/unit Actual cost and usage figures for the past month follow: Units Produced 750 Direct Materials Used 4,000 kilograms Direct Materials Purchased $14,400 (4,500 kgs.) Direct Labour Cost $11,200 (2,000 hrs.) Required: Prepare journal entries to record: a) The purchase of raw materials. b) The usage of raw materials in production. c) The incurrence of direct labour cost.
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.
The Edems Company produces and sells a single product. Standards have been established for the product as follows:
Direct Materials |
5 kgs. @ $3.50/kg. = $17.50/unit |
Direct Labour |
3 hrs. @ $5.50/hr. = $16.50/unit |
Actual cost and usage figures for the past month follow:
Units Produced |
750 |
Direct Materials Used |
4,000 kilograms |
Direct Materials Purchased |
$14,400 (4,500 kgs.) |
Direct Labour Cost |
$11,200 (2,000 hrs.) |
Required:
Prepare
- a) The purchase of raw materials.
- b) The usage of raw materials in production.
- c) The incurrence of direct labour cost.
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