________ Can Never Be Negative and Applies Only to the Last

question 35

Short Answer

________ can never be negative and applies only to the last activity in a single chain of activities.

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Definitions:

Process Cost Accounting

An accounting method used to track and allocate costs of production by process or department for manufacturing goods.

Job Order Cost Accounting

An accounting method that tracks costs individually for each job rather than for a set period, particularly useful for companies producing unique or custom products.

Operations Costing

A hybrid costing system used in manufacturing, combining features of both job-order and process costing to assign costs to products.

Job Order Cost

A costing method used to accumulate and assign the costs of labor, materials, and overhead to individual products or jobs.