Process Costing - The Hershey Company/ Kaiser Aluminum Process costing is used mostly in companies when converting raw materials into homogenous products. A single product is produced on a continuous basis and all units of the product are identical. Costs are computed by department where the materials‚ labor‚ or overhead costs are added to the product in the processing department. Our two companies‚ The Hershey Company and Kaiser Aluminum‚ convert raw materials to their finished products of chocolate
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ACCT283B group project Chapter 18: Process Costing Abstract This paper identifies the key points on Process Costing. It covers over various topics like the flow of costs through a process costing system‚ how to calculate equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion costs‚ the preparation of a production cost report‚ and how to prepare journal entries for a process costing system. Examples will also be shown on how process costing is used in the real world through
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Mary E. Jones 01/14/2011 ACC 560 Case 1: Greetings Inc.: Job Order Costing 1. Define and explain the meaning of a predetermined manufacturing overhead rate that is applied in a job-order costing system? A predetermined overhead rate is the rate used to apply manufacturing overhead to work-in-process inventory. The predetermined overhead rate is calculated before the period begins. The first step is to estimate the amount of the activity base that will be required to support operations
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job costing Definition (according to business dictionary) An order-specific costing technique‚ used in situations where each job is different and is performed to the customer’s specifications. Job costing involves keeping an account of direct and indirect costs. Since both types of costs are usually closely related (a job requiring high input of labor and material is likely to consume more power‚ machine time‚ supervision time‚ inspection time‚ etc.) indirect costs may be applied as an estimated
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METHODS OF COST ACCOUNTING INTRODUCTION The Meaning of Cost Cost is a measure of the sacrifice or forgoing of a scarce resource to achieve a specific objective. An organization sacrifices scarce resources‚ i.e. the purchase cost‚ in order to obtain other resources. A cost is usually measured in terms of money paid to acquire goods or services. One can observe that the term cost is rarely used without an adjective in front of it. The term ‘Cost’ has multiple meanings and different types of costs
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. (TCO 2) Bubba’s Crawfish Processing Company uses a traditional overhead allocation based on direct labor hours. For the current year overhead is estimated at $2‚250‚000 and direct labor hours are budgeted at 415‚000 hours. Actual overhead was $2‚200‚000 and actual direct labor hours worked were 422‚000. (a) Calculate the predetermined overhead rate. Rate‚ based on budgeted factory overhead cost and budgeted activity‚ that is established before a period begins. 2‚250‚000/415‚000 Budgeted
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Process Costing Vs. Job Order Costing Manufacturers use different types of costing systems to allocate production costs to their products and services. Two types of common product costing systems are process costing and job-order costing. While each system applies the same production costs to products‚ there are distinct variances in the application method. Process Costing o Process costing applies production costs to products based on the process they go through in the manufacturing process.
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: Ethics and the Manager; Shut Down or Continue Operations Marvin Braun had just been appointed vice president of the Great Basin Region of the Financial Services Corporation (FSC). The company provides check processing services for small banks. The banks send checks presented for deposit or payment to FSC‚ which then records the data on each check in a computerized database. FSC sends the data electronically to the nearest Federal Reserve Bank check-clearing center where the appropriate transfers
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I. Discuss Process Costing‚ clearly bringing out its advantages and disadvantages. DEFINITION Costs are accumulated in costing systems. According to Glautier and Underdown (2001)‚ the development of costing systems reflects the manner in which accounting methods have been adapted to the needs of different forms of activity and technology‚ and also to the appearance of advanced manufacturing techniques that have been a feature of recent years. Cost accounting systems allow full product costs to
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increasing average operating assets and operating expenses by the same dollar amount. increasing sales revenue and operating expenses by the same percentage. decreasing average operating assets and sales by the same percentage. 2. (TCO D) Given the following data‚ what would ROI be? Sales $50‚000 Net operating income $5‚000 Contribution margin $20‚000 Average operating assets $25‚000 Stockholder’s equity $15‚000 (Points : 5) 10% 20%
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