JOB-ORDER COSTING: SPECIFIC COST FLOW DESCRIPTION
Recall that cost flow follows costs from the point at which they are incurred to the point at which they are recognized as an expense on the income statement. Of principal interest in a job-order costing system is the flow of manufacturing costs. Accordingly, we begin with a description of exactly how we account for the three manufacturing cost elements (direct materials, direct labor, and overhead).
A simplified job shop environment is used as the framework for this description. All Sing Company, recently formed by Bob Fredericks, produces a wide variety of