Compare and contrast job order costing to process costing methods. Comparison: These systems are to determine the manufacturing costs of products. Both costing systems combine direct materials‚ direct labor and overhead which is indirect costs or could be considered a direct cost in the process costing method nonetheless both systems use this in the process of producing products. The manufacturing accountants assign cost objectives to raw materials inventory‚ work in process inventory and finished
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LIFE CYCLE COSTING Question 1 Solaris specializes in the manufacture of solar panels. It is planning to introduce a new slim line solar panel specially designed for small houses. Development of the new panel is to begin shortly and Solaris is in the process of determining the price of the panel. It expects the new product to have the following costs. Particulars | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Units manufactured and sold | 2‚000 units | 15‚000 units | 20‚000 units | 5‚000 units |
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Activity-Based Costing (ABC) is when you figure out the cost of activities to then discover the cost of products and services. ABC occurs in in four stages. These steps are as follows: identify activities and calculate their estimated total costs‚ identify the allocation base for each activity and estimate the total quantity of each allocation base‚ compute the predetermined overhead allocation rate for every activity‚ and allocate indirect costs to the cost object. I will use the production of a
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STANDARD COSTING VARIANCES Materials Actual Production X X X Vs. Standard Usage Standard Price Actual Usage Actual Production X X X Vs. Standard Usage Standard Price Actual Usage Actual Price Actual Price Total Variance Actual Production X X X Vs. Standard Price Actual Usage Actual Usage Actual Production X X X Vs. Standard Price Actual Usage Actual Usage Price Variance Actual Price Actual Price Standard Price Standard Price Actual Usage
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between ABC Costing and the Time Driven ABC Costing Activity Based Costing (ABC)‚ is a method used to gather an estimation of the cost of a product or service. It was proposed by Robert S. Kaplan and W. Bruns. It helps to assign costs to products and services‚ of an activity along with the resources‚ based on the consumption that takes place by each product or service. The model helps companies in deciding that which products are not rightly priced and which products are actually costing more or are
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Super Bakery’s Costing Methods Assigning cost can be a tedious process‚ and traditional costing methods such as job order and process order costing systems will not accurately assign cost. Super Bakery‚ Inc.‚ a company that produces nutrient enriched doughnuts‚ had to restructure their costing system in order to appropriately price their products. It was eventually decided to use activity based costing (ABC). The virtual nature of the company made this costing method a more accurate tool for
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Due to a clerical error‚ a company overstated by $50‚000 the amount of inventory on hand at the end of the year. Will net income for the year be overstated or understated? Identify the two accounts on the year-end balance sheet that will be in error and indicate whether they will be understated or overstated. Error: The ending inventory is overstated by $50‚000. Effect on net income: When the ending inventory is overstated‚ then‚ the cost of goods sold expense will be understated as the ending inventory
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ORDER-WINNING AND ORDER-QUALIFYING CRITERIA The terms "order winners" and "order qualifiers" were coined by Terry Hill‚ professor at the London Business School‚ and refer to the process of how internal operational capabilities are converted to criteria that may lead to competitive advantage and market success. In his writings‚ Hill emphasized the interactions and cooperation between operations and marketing. The operations people are responsible for providing the order-winning and order-qualifying
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* Standard Costing Introduction Cost figures‚ in general‚ can be divided into two broad categories. They are Historical Costs and Standard Costs. Historical costs are available‚ after they are incurred. Such cost figures may have some value‚ once they are analysed. By analysis‚ the inefficiencies and deficiencies in production may be detected. However‚ the damage would have occurred‚ by the time the analysis under Historical costs is made. Analysis can be done only after the completion of the
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Super Bakery‚ Inc. – Costing Methods Norman Thompson ACC/561 July 24‚ 2010 In today’s economy the business world has changed tremendously with the advances of computer systems‚ global competition‚ and innovation in technology. Because of these changes businesses compete to keep their products and services profitable as well as keeping a strong customer base. The main challenges for keeping a business successful are managing the cost of services and products while keeping the company
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