Fixed cost, being what they are and by nature, fairly consistant job to job (or no job), job order costing would become especially important when the variable costs relative to a job are such that it becomes the only effective way to determine the profitability, if any, of any specific project.
A job order costing system would be more appropriate than a process costing system for manufacturers who use different types of goods throughout the manufacturing process. Process costing is best to you when manufacturing a large amount of the same items.
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Process Costing
Job costing or as some may know it, Job order costing is fundamental to managerial accounting. It differs from Process costing in that flow of cost is tracked by job but not a process. The main difference is that Job costing is in the nature of jobs/work and process costing in a process.
outline the characteristics and purpose of: Job costing and process costing
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A job order costing system would be more appropriate than a process costing system for manufacturers who use different types of goods throughout the manufacturing process. Process costing is best to you when manufacturing a large amount of the same items.
Job order costing is more appropriate than process costing when the product being produced is a custom product
to undersrand
Process Costing
Job costing or as some may know it, Job order costing is fundamental to managerial accounting. It differs from Process costing in that flow of cost is tracked by job but not a process. The main difference is that Job costing is in the nature of jobs/work and process costing in a process.
Job Order Costing Operation Costing Normal Costing Actual Costing Standard Costing Kaizen Costing Target Cost
a job costing
outline the characteristics and purpose of: Job costing and process costing
Job costing is when for example a tradesman comes to give you a quote for how much he is willing to do the job/repair that you want to be done, whereas Operating costs are what a buisness has to spend in order to keep functioning, overheads ect.
Labour costing. Material costing
what is the purpose of process costing?