Job Order and
JobOrder and Process
Process Costing Methods
Costing Methods
o Job-Order Costing vs. Process Costing
Job-Order Costing vs. Process Costing
o Job-order costing
Job-order costing is used for companies that
produce different products each period
produce different products each period.
• Costs are accumulated
accumulated for each job.
o Process costing
Process costing is used for companies that
produce many identical units of a single product
produce many identical units of a single product
for long periods of time
for long periods of time.
• Costs are accumulated
accumulated for each manufacturing
department.
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Key Job-Order CostingDocuments
Key Job-Order Costing Documents
Material requisitions:
Material requisitions: request materials for
production and support direct materials costs
charged to each job.
Time cards or time tickets:
Time cards or time tickets: record direct labour
hours used in production and support direct
labour costs charged to each job.
Job cost sheets
Job cost sheets are the most important job
costing document.
• They summarize all of the key information
key information about the
job and accumulate
accumulate total direct materials costs,
total direct labour costs and overhead costs applied
to the job to determine the total costs for
total costs for the job.
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Distinguish B/n
Distinguish B/nProcess
Process and Job-order Costing
and Job-order Costing
a)
a) Process Costing;
Process Costing;
• A company produces many units of a single
product.
• One unit of product is indistinguishable
indistinguishable from other
units of product.
• The identical nature
identical nature of each unit of product
enables assigning the same average cost
assigning the same average cost per
unit.
b)
b) Job Order Costing
Job Order Costing
• Many different products
different products are produced each period.
• Products are manufactured to order
manufactured to order.
• The unique nature of each order requires tracing
tracing or
allocating
allocating costs to each job, and maintaining cost
maintaining cost
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Job Ordering Costing- overview
Job Ordering Costing - overview
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Job
Job
No.1
No.1
Job
Job
No.2
No.2
Job
Job
No.3
No.3
Charge
Charge
direct
direct
material
material
and
and direct
direct
labor costs
labor costs
to each job
to each job
as work is
as work is
performed.
performed.
MOH
MOH
Direct
Direct
Labor
Labor
Direct
Direct
Material
Material
6.
Direct Manufacturing Cost
DirectManufacturing Cost
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Job
Job
No.1
No.1
Job
Job
No.2
No.2
Job
Job
No.3
No.3
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
overhead,
overhead,
including
including
indirect
indirect
materials
materials and
and
indirect labor
indirect labor,
,
are
are allocated
allocated
to all jobs
to all jobs
rather than
rather than
directly
directly
traced
traced to each
to each
MOH
MOH
Direct
Direct
Labor
Labor
Direct
Direct
Material
Material
7.
Features of JobOrder Costing System
Features of Job Order Costing System
• Each Job is treated as a cost unit
• All costs are accumulated and ascertained for
each job
• Each job is unique
• Each job is executed as per customer’s
specifications.
• A separate Job cost sheet or Job card is used for
each job and is assigned a certain number by
which the job is identified.
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Job Costing inManufacturing Firms
Job Costing in Manufacturing Firms
• Job Cost Sheet
Job Cost Sheet
• It is a document that records
records and accumulates
accumulates
all costs assigned to a specific job, starting when
work begins.
• The job may be a product
product, service
service or batch
batch of
products.
• The job cost sheet can be in paper
in paper or electronic
electronic
form.
• A simplified job cost sheet follows:
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Job Cost Sheet
JobCost Sheet
ABC Co. Job Cost Sheet
ABC Co. Job Cost Sheet
Job No. 160 Customer: X Co.
Date started: May 5,09 Date Finished: May 9, 09
Description: Office Eqt.
Direct material
Direct material Direct labour
Direct labour Manufacturing overhead
Manufacturing overhead
Req. No.
Req. No. Amoun
Amoun
t
t
Ticket
Ticket Hours
Hours Amount
Amount Hours
Hours Rate
Rate Amount
Amount
Cost Summary
Cost Summary Units Shipped
Units Shipped
Direct material
Direct material Date
Date Number
Number Balance
Balance
Direct labour
Direct labour
Manufacturing overhead
Manufacturing overhead
Total Cost
Total Cost
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Measuring Direct MaterialCost
Measuring Direct Material Cost
ABC Co. Materials Requisition Form
ABC Co. Materials Requisition Form
Requ. No. X7-6890 Date: 3-9-09
Job No. 160
Description
Description Quantity
Quantity Unit Cost
Unit Cost Total Cost
Total Cost
2 X 4, 12 feet
2 X 4, 12 feet 12
12 $3.00
$3.00 $36.00
$36.00
1 X 6, 12 feet
1 X 6, 12 feet 20
20 $4.00
$4.00 $80.00
$80.00
$116.00
$116.00
Authorized Signature: ___________
Authorized Signature: ___________
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Measuring Direct MaterialCost
Measuring Direct Material Cost
ABC Co. Job Cost Sheet
ABC Co. Job Cost Sheet
Job No. 160 Customer: X Co.
Date started: 3-9-09 Date Finished: __________
Item: Office Eqt.
Direct material
Direct material Direct labour
Direct labour Manufacturing overhead
Manufacturing overhead
Req. No.
Req. No. Amoun
Amoun
t
t
Ticket
Ticket Hours
Hours Amount
Amount Hours
Hours Rate
Rate Amount
Amount
X7-6890
X7-6890 $116
$116
Cost Summary
Cost Summary Units Shipped
Units Shipped
Direct material
Direct material
$116
$116
Date
Date Number
Number Balance
Balance
Direct labour
Direct labour
Manufacturing overhead
Manufacturing overhead
Total Cost
Total Cost
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Measuring Direct LabourCost
Measuring Direct Labour Cost
ABC Co. Employee Time Ticket
ABC Co. Employee Time Ticket
Time Ticket No. 36 Date: 3-9-09
Employee: I. M Skill Station: 42
Starting
Starting
Time
Time
Ending
Ending
Time
Time
Hours
Hours
Completed
Completed
Hourly
Hourly
Rate
Rate
Amount
Amount Job No,
Job No,
0800
0800 1600
1600 8:00
8:00 $11.00
$11.00 $88.00
$88.00 160
160
Total
Total 8:00
8:00 11.00
11.00 88.00
88.00 160
160
Supervisor: ___________
Supervisor: ___________
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Job Order CostAccounting
Job Order Cost Accounting
ABC Co. Job Cost Sheet
ABC Co. Job Cost Sheet
Job No. 160 Customer: X Co.
Date started: 3-9-09 Date Finished: __________
Item: Office Eqt.
Direct material
Direct material Direct labour
Direct labour Manufacturing overhead
Manufacturing overhead
Req. No.
Req. No. Amoun
Amoun
t
t
Ticket
Ticket Hours
Hours Amount
Amount Hours
Hours Rate
Rate Amount
Amount
X7-6890
X7-6890 $116
$116 36
36 8
8 $88
$88
Cost Summary
Cost Summary Units Shipped
Units Shipped
Direct
Direct material
material
$116
$116
Date
Date Number
Number Balance
Balance
Direct labour
Direct labour
$88
$88
Manufacturing overhead
Manufacturing overhead
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Inventory Classification onthe Balance
Inventory Classification on the Balance
sheet
sheet
Manufacturing companies have three
three inventory
accounts:
• Raw materials inventory,
• Work-in-process inventory and
• Finished goods inventory.
Manufacturing companies add value
(conversion cost
conversion cost) to the raw materials inventory
before selling the finished goods.
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Actual Manufacturing Overheadand
Actual Manufacturing Overhead and
Manufacturing Overhead Applied
Manufacturing Overhead Applied
Actual Manufacturing Overhead Costs
Actual Manufacturing Overhead Costs are
the indirect manufacturing
indirect manufacturing costs incurred in
the production process.
Manufacturing Overhead Applied
Manufacturing Overhead Applied are the
overhead costs added or applied to each job
costs added or applied to each job
during
during the production process.
• These costs are added to work-in-process
work-in-process to
become part of total manufacturing costs
along with direct materials and direct labour.
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Applying Manufacturing Overhead
ApplyingManufacturing Overhead
Manufacturing overhead is applied or added to each
job while it is in process.
There are three kinds of overhead costs consider:
1.
1. Estimated overhead cost
Estimated overhead cost which is determined
from the annual budget prepared before
annual budget prepared before the year
begins and is used only in the predetermined
overhead rate calculation
2.
2. Actual overhead cost
Actual overhead cost which is incurred
incurred
periodically
periodically throughout the year and debited
debited to the
manufacturing overhead account
3.
3. Applied overhead cost
Applied overhead cost which is added to jobs in
the work-in-process inventor
work-in-process inventory account throughout the
year and credited
credited to the manufacturing overhead
account
o The manufacturing overhead account is a holding
account for the actual overhead costs (debits
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Cont…
Cont…
Actual overhead costsincurred are now flow
through the Manufacturing Overhead account
instead of directly into the work-in-process
inventory.
The balance in the manufacturing
balance in the manufacturing overhead
account may be a debit or credit, depending on
whether:
1)
1) Debit
Debit if the overhead applied is less than
less than the
actual overhead costs incurred (under-applied)
2)
2) Credit
Credit if overhead applied is more than
more than the
actual overhead costs incurred (over-applied).
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Cont…
Cont…
Some companies mayuse departmental
predetermined overhead rates rather than the
single plant-wide predetermined overhead rate
single plant-wide predetermined overhead rate
shown here in an effort to make the overhead
application process more accurate.
The balance in the overhead account is:
• A favourable variance if it is over-applied
• An unfavourable variance if it is under-applied
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The journal entriesto record the flow of costs
The journal entries to record the flow of costs
through the inventory accounts are:
through the inventory accounts are:
A.
A. Purchase of raw materials
Purchase of raw materials
• Raw material inventory------------------- xxx
• Accounts payable------------------------------------- xxx
B.
B. Issue raw materials
Issue raw materials
• Work-in-process inventory (direct) -------xxx
• Manufacturing overhead (indirect)-------- xxx
• Raw materials inventory------------------------------xxx
o Labour costs incurred
Labour costs incurred
• Work-in-process inventory (direct)--------- xxx
• Manufacturing overhead (indirect)--------- xxx
• Wages and salaries payable---------------------------
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Cont…
Cont…
E) Manufacturing overheadapplied
E) Manufacturing overhead applied
• Work-in-process inventory----------------- xxx
• Manufacturing overhead------------------------------- xxx
F) Goods are completed
F) Goods are completed
• Finished goods inventory------------------- xxx
• Work-in-process inventory ---------------------------xxx
G) Finished goods are sold
G) Finished goods are sold
• Cash or accounts receivable ----------------xxx
• Sales ----------------------------------------------------xxx
• Cost of goods sold ----------------------------XXX
• Finished goods inventory ------------------------------xxx
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Cont…
Cont…
H) Close balancein overhead account
H) Close balance in overhead account
i.
i.Under-applied
Under-applied
• Cost of goods sold -----------------------xxx
• Manufacturing overhead ------------------------xxx
OR
ii.Over-applied
• Manufacturing overhead-------------------- xxx
• Cost of goods sold-------------------------------------
xxx
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Summary of ManufacturingOverhead
Summary of Manufacturing Overhead
Accounting
Accounting
1)
1) At the beginning of the period
At the beginning of the period
• Estimated amount of MOH/
/Estimated amount of
allocation base =
= Predetermined overhead rate
2)
2) During the period
During the period
• Predetermined overhead rate x
x Actual amount
of allocation base incurred =
= Total
manufacturing overhead applied
3)
3) At the end of the period
At the end of the period
• Actual manufacturing overhead cost -
- Total
manufacturing overhead applied =
= Under-
applied (over-applied) overhead
• Under-applied (over-applied)
Under-applied (over-applied) overhead is
closed
closed to Cost of Goods Sold.
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Example 1
Example 1
•ABC uses job-order costing. It applies overhead cost
to jobs on the basis of direct labour-hours.
• The following transactions took place during the year:
• $300,000 of raw materials were purchased on account
• Raw materials were issued into production: $90,000
direct materials and $40,000 indirect materials
• Labour costs incurred: $40,000 direct, $130,000
indirect, sales commissions $50,000, administrative
salaries $100,000
• Utility costs for the factory were $60,000
• Depreciation recorded was $300,000 (70% related to
factory; 30% related to administrative offices)
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Cont…
Cont…
• f) Manufacturingoverhead of $715,000 was
applied to production. Actual direct labour-hours
incurred were 22,000.
• g) Units costing $300,000 were completed and
transferred into the finished goods inventory.
• h) Goods with a cost of $150,000 were sold on
account for $200,000.
• i) Closed the under/over-applied overhead
Closed the under/over-applied overhead for
the year.
Required
Required:-
:- Journalize the entries of the inventory
costs of accounts
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Cont…
Cont…
Solutions
Solutions
a)Raw materials ------------------------300,000
oAccounts payable ---------------------------------300,000
b)Work in process-------------------- 90,000
a)Manufacturing overhead-------- 40,000
40,000
b)Raw materials ------------------------------------130,000
•Work in process----------------------- 40,000
o Manufacturing overhead ----------130,000
130,000
o Sales commission expense--------- 50,000
o Administrative salaries expense ----100,000
o Salaries and wage payable-----------------------
320,000
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Cont…
Cont…
d) Manufacturing overhead-------------------60,000
60,000
•Accounts payable --------------------------------------------60,000
e) Manufacturing overhead --------------------210,000
210,000
•Depreciation expense -------------------------90,000
•Accumulated depreciation ----------------------------------300,000
f) Work in process --------------------------------715,000
•Manufacturing overhead------------------------------- (1
1) 715,000
g) Finished goods ----------------------------------300,000
•Work in process ---------------------------------------------300,000
h) Accounts receivable------------------------------ 200,000
•Sales ----------------------------------------------------------200,000
•Cost of goods sold ---------------------------------150,000
•Finished goods---------------------------------------------- 150,000
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Cont…
Cont…
i) Manufacturing overhead------------------275,000
• Cost of goods sold -------------------------------------------
275,000
Manufacturing Overhead
Manufacturing Overhead
Actual
Actual Applied
Applied
(
(b
b)
)40,000
40,000
(
(c
c)
)130,000
130,000 715,000(
715,000(f
f)
)
(
(d
d)
)60,000
60,000
(
(e
e)
)210,000
210,000
440,000 275,000
440,000 275,000 over-applied
over-applied
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Example 2
Example 2
•Company XYZ makes custom motorboats.
• It incurred the following costs for the just completed
job B011. 500
500 pounds of direct materials
direct materials were used at
a cost per pound of $25
$25. The job cost sheet indicates
that a total of 90
90 direct labour-hours
direct labour-hours incurred on job
B011. The workers were paid at a rate of $18 per hour
paid at a rate of $18 per hour.
The company applies overhead based on machine
hours. At the beginning of the year, it was estimated
that the total amount of overhead would be $180,000
$180,000
and a total of 30,000
30,000 machine hours would be
incurred. Job B011 required 150 machine hours
150 machine hours.
• Required:
Required: Determine the total cost assigned to Job
B011
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Cont…
Cont…
Solutions
Solutions
• Predetermined overheadrate =
= Estimated amount
of MOH/
/Estimated amount of allocation base
•Predetermined overhead rate: $180,000
$180,000 =
= $6.00 perMH
$6.00 perMH
30,000 MH
30,000 MH
•Direct materials used = no. units X Cost per unit
•Direct materials used: 500 pounds X $25.00
500 pounds X $25.00 =
= $12,500
$12,500
•Direct labour cost: 90 DLH X $18.00
90 DLH X $18.00 =
= 1,620
1,620
•Overhead applied to job B011: $6.00 X 150 MH
$6.00 X 150 MH =
= 900
900
•Total job cost: $15,020
$15,020
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Example - 3
Example- 3
• Buckman Corporation, which began operations on
January 1 of the current year, reported the following
information:
Estimated manufacturing overhead---------------- $600,000
Actual manufacturing overhead --------------------- 639,000
Estimated direct labour cost------------------------- 480,000
Actual direct labour cost------------------------------ 500,000
Total debits in the Work-In-Process account ------ 1,880,000
Total credits in the Finished Goods account------ 920,000
• Buckman uses a normal cost system and applies
manufacturing overhead to jobs on the basis of direct
labour cost. A 60% markup
60% markup is added to the cost of
completed production when finished goods are sold.
• On December 31, job no. 18 was the only job that
remained in production.
• That job had direct-material and direct-labour charges of
$16,500 and $36,000, respectively.
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Cont…
Cont…
• Required:
Required:
• Determinethe company's predetermined overhead
rate.
a)Determine the amount of under- or over-applied
under- or over-applied
overhead.
b)Compute the amount of direct materials used
direct materials used in
production.
c) Calculate the balance the company would report as
ending work in-process inventory.
d)Prepare the journal entry(ies) needed to record
Buckman's sales, which are all made on account.
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Cont…
Cont…
Solutions
Solutions
Predetermined overhead rate
Predeterminedoverhead rate =
Estimated overhead costs = $600,000 =
Estimated direct labour cost $480,000
125%
125% of direct labour cost
•= Under- or over-applied overhead
Under- or over-applied overhead
Actual manufacturing overhead -------------- $639,000
less:
less: Applied overhead: $500,000 x 125%
$500,000 x 125% ------- (625,000)
Under-applied overhead -------------------- $14,000
$14,000
•= Direct materials used
Direct materials used
Debits to Work-In-Process ------------------ $1,880,000
less:
less: Direct labour----------------------------------- (500,000)
Applied overhead------------------------------ (625,000)
Direct materials used-------------------------- $755,000
$755,000
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Cont…
Cont…
c) ending WIPinventory
ending WIP inventory Job #18
Job #18
Direct materials used $16,500
Direct labour 36,000
Applied overhead at 125% of DL of $36,000 45,000
Total cost $97,000
$97,000
d) Journal entry of Buckman's sales
Journal entry of Buckman's sales
Accounts receivable----------------- 1,472,000
Sales $920,000 x 1.60------------------------------ 1,472,000
Cost of goods sold--------------------- 920,000
Finished goods------------------------------------- 920,000
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Example - 4
Example- 4
• Rock Star, Inc., which uses a job-costing system, began business
on January 1, 20x3 and applies manufacturing overhead on the
basis of direct-labour cost.
• The following information relates to 20x3:
o Budgeted direct labour and manufacturing overhead were
anticipated to be $200,000
$200,000 and $250,000
$250,000, respectively.
o Job nos. 1, 2, and 3 were begun during the year and had the
following charges for direct material and direct labour:
Job#
Job# Direct Materials
Direct Materials Direct Labour
Direct Labour
1 $145,000 $35,000
2 320,000 65,000
3 55,000 80,000
• Job nos. 1 and 2 were completed and sold on account to
customers at a profit of 60% of cost
60% of cost. Job no. 3 remained in
production.
• Actual manufacturing overhead by year-end totalled $233,000
totalled $233,000.
Rock Star adjusts all under- and over-applied overhead to cost
of goods sold.
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Cont…
Cont…
• Required:
Required:
a) Computethe company's predetermined overhead
predetermined overhead
application rate.
b) Compute Rock Star's ending work-in-process inventory
ending work-in-process inventory.
c) Determine Rock Star's sales revenue
sales revenue.
d)Was manufacturing overhead under- or over-applied
overhead under- or over-applied
during 20x3? By how much?
e) Present the necessary journal entry
journal entry to handle under- or
Over-applied manufacturing overhead at year-end.
f) Does the presence of under- or over-applied overhead at
year-end indicate that Rock Star's accountants made a
serious error
serious error? Briefly explain.
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Cont…
Cont…
Solutions
Solutions
a)
a)Predetermined overhead rate
Predeterminedoverhead rate =
Estimated overhead cost = $250,000 =
Estimated direct labour cost $200,000
125%
125% of direct labour cost
b)= Ending Work-in-process Inventory (
Ending Work-in-process Inventory (Job # 3
Job # 3)
)
Direct materials ---------------------- $55,000
$55,000
Direct labour -------------------------- 80,000
80,000
Overhead applied -------------------- $100,000
$100,000
235,000
235,000
•= Job #1 and #2
Job #1 and #2
Direct materials ---------------------- $465,000
$465,000
Direct labour -------------------------- 100,000
100,000
Overhead applied -------------------- $125,000
$125,000
690,000
690,000
Revenue = 690,000 X 160 % =
Revenue = 690,000 X 160 % = 1,104,000
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Cont…
Cont…
d)
d) = overheadunder- or over-applied
overhead under- or over-applied
Actual manufacturing overhead ------------- $233,000
$233,000
less: Applied manufacturing overhead ---- (225,000)
225,000)
Under applied Overhead------------------------ $8,000
$8,000
e)
e) = Journal Entry
Journal Entry
Cost of goods sold --------- 8,000
8,000
Manufacturing overhead --------------------- 8,000
8,000
f)
f) = No.
No. Companies use a predetermined application rate for
several reasons including the fact that manufacturing overhead is
not easily traced to jobs and products. The predetermined rate is
based on estimates of both overhead and an appropriate cost
driver, and these estimated rarely equal actual overhead incurred
or the actual cost driver activity. Under- or over-applied
overhead typically arises at year-end.
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