ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Job order costing manufactures heterogeneous products.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A business that produces homogeneous products on a large scale would use process costing to determine the amount of money spent on each individual process over a particular period, while those dealing in unique, heterogeneous wares would use job costing to determine the cost of each individual unit made.

Detailed explanation-2: -Job order costing is a costing method which is used to determine the cost of manufacturing each product. This costing method is usually adopted when the manufacturer produces a variety of products which are different from one another and needs to calculate the cost for doing an individual job.

Detailed explanation-3: -Retail companies For example: Say a customer bought shoes personalized with their name written on the sides and shoelaces made of cotton, rather a basic nylon material. Since this order is unique, a business would use job order costing to create a unique price to charge the customer for their custom-made shoe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statement is correct with regard to job costing? Job costing differs from most other types of costing system because each cost unit is a job, and no two jobs are exactly the same. Each job is costed separately.

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