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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JOB COSTING JOB COSTING Cost object is a unit or multiple units of a distinct product or service called a job. Product or service is A single unit such as: 1.Specialised machine done at Hitachi. 2.A construction project managed by L & T. 3.Advertising campaign produced by Saatchi and Saatchi. Multiple identical unit such as: 1.Agni missile for Ministry of Defense manufactured by HAL. JOB COSTING SERVICE SECTOR JOB COSTING MERCHANDISING SECTOR - Audit engagements done - Special promotion of
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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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Hogle Company – Job Order Costing Example Hogle Company is a manufacturing firm that uses job-order costing. On January 1‚ the beginning of its fiscal year‚ the company’s inventory balances were as follows: Raw materials $20‚000 Work in process 15‚000 Finished goods 30‚000 Prepaid Insurance 10‚000 The company applies overhead cost to jobs on the basis of machine-hours worked. For the current year‚ the company estimated that it would work 75‚000 machine hours and incur $450
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COST ACCUMULATION: SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL TRANSACTION JOURNAL ENTRIES: TRANSACTIONS JOURNAL ENTRIES 1. Purchase of Direct Raw Materials - Initial Journal Entry Raw Materials - Direct xxx Cash / Accounts Payable xxx - To record purchase of Direct Raw Materials. 2. Purchase of Indirect Raw Materials - Initial Journal Entry Raw Materials
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CHAPTER 20 Job Order Cost Accounting ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Brief Exercises A Problems B Problems Study Objectives 1. Explain the characteristics and purposes of cost accounting. Describe the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting system. Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet. Indicate how the predetermined overhead rate is determined and used. Prepare entries for jobs completed and sold. Distinguish between under- and overapplied manufacturing overhead. Questions
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JOB ORDER COST SYSTEM (Accounting for Defective‚ Spoiled Goods and Scrap) Learning Objectives: 1. Review of Cost Accounting Cycle 2. Accounting for Defective Goods 3. Accounting for Spoiled Goods 4. Accounting for Scrap Learning Objective # 1 - Cost Accounting Cycle Cost Accumulation Method: - Product or Manufacturing Cost o Actual Cost System o Normal Cost System ▪ Physical
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1. Define and explain the meaning of a predetermined manufacturing overhead rate that is applied in a job-order costing system. The predetermined overhead rate is used for estimating the manufacturing overhead cost because companies cannot assign the actual overhead cost to specific job. From the case‚ Wall Décor uses a traditional job-order costing system. The actual costs of direct materials and direct labor are charged to its specific jobs which are unframed prints‚ steel-framed with no matting
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Inc.: Job Order Costing Solution: 1. As seen in the case‚ using a traditional job-order costing system Wall Décor charges the actual costs of direct materials and direct labor to its specific jobs- unframed prints‚ steel-framed and no matting prints‚ wood-framed and mating prints. Since costs of manufacturing overhead related to production operations as whole‚ these costs cannot be assigned to specific jobs on the basis of actual costs incurred. Instead‚ Wall Décor assigns manufacturing overhead
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