ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

PROCESS COSTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The costs of one department become part of the costs of the next department under process costing.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The answer is TRUE. Process costing comprises passing on accumulated costs from one department to the next. Process costing is a mechanism for allocating overall production costs to homogeneous units generated via a continuous process that often comprises numerous phases or departments .

Detailed explanation-2: -Process costing is a costing method or an operational type of costing in which a manufacturer tracks the cost of production of a sequence of continuous or repetitive processes required to produce a product.

Detailed explanation-3: -With process costing, companies track the flow of costs from department to department, rather than tracking costs for each individual item. Each department adds direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs, plus the cost of any raw materials it uses.

Detailed explanation-4: -Materials, labor, and/or manufacturing overhead can be added in any processing department. Transferred in costs are accounting for as direct materials, direct labor and overhead. Units are always 100% complete for transferred in costs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Process costing is a form of operations costing which is used where standardized homogeneous goods are produced. This costing method is used in industries like chemicals, textiles, steel, rubber, sugar, shoes, petrol etc. Process costing is also used in the assembly type of industries also.

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