Question

Robert Wilkins has prepared the following list of statements about process cost accounting. Identify each statement as true or false.
1. Process cost systems are used to apply costs to similar products that are mass-produced in a continuous fashion.
A. True
B. False
2. A process cost system is used when each finished unit is indistinguishable from another.
A. True B. False
3. Companies that produce soft drinks, movies, and computer chips would all use process cost accounting.
A. True B. False
4. In a process cost system, costs are tracked by individual jobs.select between True and False
5.Job order costing and process costing track different manufacturing cost elements.
A. True B. False
6. Both job order costing and process costing account for direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.
A. True B. False
7. Costs flow through the accounts in the same basic way for both job order costing and process costing.
A. True B. False
8. In a process cost system, only one work in process account is used.
A. True B. False
9. In a process cost system, costs are summarized in a job cost sheet.
A. True B. False
10. In a process cost system, the unit cost is total manufacturing costs for the period divided by the equivalent units produced during the period.
A. True B. False

Answer 1

Answer:

Identification of True or False Statements:

1. Process cost systems are used to apply costs to similar products that are mass-produced in a continuous fashion.

A. True

2. A process cost system is used when each finished unit is indistinguishable from another.

A. True

3. Companies that produce soft drinks, movies, and computer chips would all use process cost accounting.

A. True

4. In a process cost system, costs are tracked by individual jobs.select between

False

5.Job order costing and process costing track different manufacturing cost elements.

B. False

6. Both job order costing and process costing account for direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

A. True

7. Costs flow through the accounts in the same basic way for both job order costing and process costing.

A. True

8. In a process cost system, only one work in process account is used.

A. True

9. In a process cost system, costs are summarized in a job cost sheet.

B. False

10. In a process cost system, the unit cost is total manufacturing costs for the period divided by the equivalent units produced during the period.

A. True

Explanation:

A process costing system is a method of collecting and assigning manufacturing costs to the units produced.  It is used by companies that produce similar or identical units of product in batches employing a consistent process. The unit cost is arrived at by averaging units produced to the total cost of the process.