Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Textbook Question
Book Icon
Chapter 3, Problem 1Q

Briefly describe the difference between job order and process costing. Give an example of a type of company that would use each one.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark
To determine

Concept introduction:

Job order costing:

Job order costing is applied to the businesses which manufactured the product or provide the services according to the client’s order. As its names suggest, Job order costing is costing done for a particular job.

Process Costing System:

As its name suggests, process costing system is the branch of cost accounting which is applied where production of a product takes more than one processes to complete for example the production of shoes from leather goes through cutting, stitching and policing processes.

To indicate:

The difference between the Job order costing and Process Costing System

Answer to Problem 1Q

Job order costing is applied to the businesses which manufactured the product or provide the services according to the client’s order. Process costing system is the branch of cost accounting which is applied where production of a product takes more than one processes to complete.

Explanation of Solution

Job order costing is applied to the businesses which manufactured the product or provide the services according to the client’s order. As its names suggest, Job order costing is costing done for a particular job.

Process costing system is the branch of cost accounting which is applied where production of a product takes more than one processes to complete for example the production of shoes from leather goes through cutting, stitching and policing processes.

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
What is the difference between job order costing and process costing? What types of companies are likely to use each of these costing processes, along with an example company for each please.
So, what's the difference between job order and process cost systems? Explain each system's product.
What is the difference between a Job Order Cost System and a Process Cost System?  Give an example of a product made under each system.

Chapter 3 Solutions

Managerial Accounting

Ch. 3 - Prob. 11QCh. 3 - Prob. 12QCh. 3 - Prob. 13QCh. 3 - Prob. 14QCh. 3 - Prob. 15QCh. 3 - Prob. 16QCh. 3 - What triggers the cost of manufacturing to be...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 3 - Prob. 5MCCh. 3 - Prob. 6MCCh. 3 - Prob. 7MCCh. 3 - The primary difference between FIFO and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 9MCCh. 3 - Prob. 10MCCh. 3 - Prob. 1MECh. 3 - Prob. 2MECh. 3 - Prob. 3MECh. 3 - Prob. 4MECh. 3 - Prob. 5MECh. 3 - Calculation Cost per Equivalent unit...Ch. 3 - Prob. 7MECh. 3 - Prob. 8MECh. 3 - Prob. 9MECh. 3 - Prob. 10MECh. 3 - Prob. 11MECh. 3 - Prob. 12MECh. 3 - Calculating Equivalent Units (FIFO) The Cuttilg...Ch. 3 - Compare Weighted-Average and FIFO Process Costing...Ch. 3 - Prob. 15MECh. 3 - Prob. 2ECh. 3 - Prob. 3ECh. 3 - Prob. 4ECh. 3 - Prob. 5ECh. 3 - Prob. 6ECh. 3 - Prob. 7ECh. 3 - Prob. 8ECh. 3 - Prob. 9ECh. 3 - Prob. 10ECh. 3 - Prob. 11ECh. 3 - Prob. 12ECh. 3 - Prob. 13ECh. 3 - Prob. 14ECh. 3 - Prob. 15ECh. 3 - Prob. 16ECh. 3 - Calculating Equivalent Units, Unit Costs, and Cost...Ch. 3 - Prob. 18ECh. 3 - Prob. 19ECh. 3 - Prob. 20ECh. 3 - Prob. 21ECh. 3 - Recording Manufacturing Costs in Process Costing...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.1GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 1.2GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 2GAPCh. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.2GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 4GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.1GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.2GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 6GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 1.1GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 1.2GBPCh. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.1GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.2GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 6GBP
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Accounting
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Accounting
ISBN:9781947172609
Author:OpenStax
Publisher:OpenStax College
Text book image
Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser...
Accounting
ISBN:9781305970663
Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337912020
Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher:South-Western College Pub
Text book image
Principles of Cost Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781305087408
Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Busines...
Accounting
ISBN:9781337115773
Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Cost Accounting - Definition, Purpose, Types, How it Works?; Author: WallStreetMojo;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwrwUf8vYEY;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY