Horngren's Accounting, The Financial Chapters (12th Edition)
Horngren's Accounting, The Financial Chapters (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486789
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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The Job costing method is used by the companies involved in manufacturing a unique customized product each time for its clients and Process costing method is used by the companies involved in manufacturing of identical units of single product.

The method of costing to be used by various companies depending upon their requirements need to be determined.

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Solution: d. Advertising Agency-Job order costing: Cell Phone companies-Process Costing

Job costing method is used by the companies which produces different customized product each time the production is made. However, the process costing method is used by the companies which produces identical units of single product during the production period. Therefore, Advertisement Agency which has to cater to the customized demand of each client job which is not identical in one or more respect, will use the Job costing method. However, the mobile manufacturing companies, which produces a large number of identical units of single model will use the Process Costing method.

To conclude, it must be said that Advertisement agency must use Job costing method and Cell phone manufacturing company must use Process costing method.Therefore, for the given problem, the answer is as follows:

d. Advertising Agency-Job order costing: Cell Phone Companies-Process Costing

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Horngren's Accounting, The Financial Chapters (12th Edition)

Ch. 19 - Why do managers need to know the cost of their...Ch. 19 - What types of companies use job order costing...Ch. 19 - What types of companies use process costing...Ch. 19 - What is the purpose of a job cost record?Ch. 19 - Explain the difference between cost of goods...Ch. 19 - A job was started on May 15, completed on June 27,...Ch. 19 - Give the journal entry for raw materials purchased...Ch. 19 - What is the purpose of the raw materials...Ch. 19 - How does the use of direct and indirect materials...Ch. 19 - Give the journal entry for direct and indirect...Ch. 19 - Give five examples of manufacturing overhead...Ch. 19 - What is the predetermined overhead allocation...Ch. 19 - What is an allocation base? Give some examples.Ch. 19 - How is manufacturing overhead allocated to jobs?Ch. 19 - A completed job cost record shows the unit cost of...Ch. 19 - Explain the journal entry for the allocation of...Ch. 19 - Give the journal entry for the completion of a...Ch. 19 - Why does the sale of a completed job require two...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19RQCh. 19 - If a company incurred $5,250 in actual overhead...Ch. 19 - Refer to the previous question. Give the journal...Ch. 19 - Explain the terms accumulate, assign, allocate,...Ch. 19 - Why would the manager of a service company need to...Ch. 19 - How is the predetermined overhead allocation rate...Ch. 19 - Distinguishing between job order costing and...Ch. 19 - Accounting for materials Back Country manufactures...Ch. 19 - Accounting for materials Learning Objective 2...Ch. 19 - Accounting for labor Learning Objective 2...Ch. 19 - Accounting for overhead Learning Objective 3 Oak...Ch. 19 - Allocating overhead Learning Objective 3 Job 303...Ch. 19 - Calculating predetermined overhead allocation...Ch. 19 - Completing and selling products Learning Objective...Ch. 19 - Comparing actual to allocated overhead Learning...Ch. 19 - Calculating under/overallocated overhead Learning...Ch. 19 - Prob. S19.11SECh. 19 - Prob. S19.12SECh. 19 - Prob. S19.13SECh. 19 - Prob. S19.14SECh. 19 - Distinguishing between job order costing and...Ch. 19 - Defining terminology Learning Objectives 1,2 Match...Ch. 19 - E19-17 Accounting for job costs Learning Objective...Ch. 19 - E19-18 Recording materials and labor...Ch. 19 - Prob. E19.19ECh. 19 - Allocating and adjusting manufacturing overhead...Ch. 19 - Prob. E19.21ECh. 19 - Prob. E19.22ECh. 19 - Prob. E19.23ECh. 19 - Preparing job order costing journal entries...Ch. 19 - Prob. E19.25ECh. 19 - E19-26 Determining missing amounts Learning...Ch. 19 - Prob. E19.27ECh. 19 - Prob. P19.28APGACh. 19 - Prob. P19.29APGACh. 19 - Prob. P19.30APGACh. 19 - Prob. P19.31APGACh. 19 - Prob. P19.32APGACh. 19 - Prob. P19.33APGACh. 19 - Prob. P19.34BPGBCh. 19 - Prob. P19.35BPGBCh. 19 - Prob. P19.36BPGBCh. 19 - Prob. P19.37BPGBCh. 19 - Prob. P19.38BPGBCh. 19 - Using job order costing in a service company...Ch. 19 - Using Excel to calculate a predetermined overhead...Ch. 19 - P19-41 Accounting for manufacturing overhead This...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.1TIATCCh. 19 - Prob. 19.1DCCh. 19 - Prob. 19.1FC
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