Question

When recording journal entries for production costs using a standard cost accounting system, the debit to Work in Process Inventory account is for the ______ amount.

Answer 1

Answer: Actual amount

Explanation:

Standard Costing deviates from traditional accounting in that it is not based on historical costs of a good. In standard cost accounting, the actual costs are put in place of standard costs and then the variance between the two will be recorded and used for analysis.

The debit to the Work in Process Inventory account under a standard cost accounting system will be the actual amount.