Wojtek Nakowski has prepared the following list of statements about process cost accounting. 1. Process cost systems
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Wojtek Nakowski has prepared the following list of statements about process cost accounting.
1. Process cost systems are used to apply costs to similar products that are mass-produced in a continuous fashion.
2. A process cost system is used when each finished unit is indistinguishable from another.
3. Companies that produce soft drinks, motion pictures, and computer chips would all use process cost accounting.
4. In a process cost system, costs are tracked by individual jobs.
5. Job-order costing and process costing track different manufacturing cost elements.
6. Both job-order costing and process costing account for direct materials, direct labour, and manufacturing overhead.
7. Costs flow through the accounts in the same basic way for both job-order costing and process costing.
8. In a process cost system, only one work in process account is used.
9. In a process cost system, costs are summarized in a job cost sheet.
10. In a process cost system, the unit cost is total manufacturing costs for the period divided by the units produced during the period.
Required
Identify each statement as true or false. If false, indicate how to correct the statement with explanation.
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Accounting Principles
ISBN: 978-0470533475
9th Edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso