*Summary
In most manufacturing businesses, production costs are accounted for using one of two cost accumulation system: a job order cost system, as discussed in Chapter 5, or a process costing with job order costing system, as discussed in this chapter. This chapter began by comparing process costing with job order costing. Generally, process costing is a more economical product costing system than job order costing; however, process costing can be used only when homogeneous products are manufactured within a department or other cost center. Process cost accumulation concepts were then illustrated by examples of cost of production reports and the general journal entries required to record charges to producing departments for costs incurred during the period and to transfer costs from one department to another and finally to Finished Goods Inventory.
Appendix: Process costing with an Average Cost Flow Assumption
The preparation of a cost of production report with an average cost flow assumption is demonstrated using the American Chair Company data used in the fifo cost illustration in this chapter. Recall from that illustration that the following production data are available for January.