A Maker of Bottle Caps Gets Orders from Customers with Different

question 25

Multiple Choice

A maker of bottle caps gets orders from customers with different size, material, and thickness requirements, forcing the workers to frequently change the equipment. Flexible manufacturing will be ideal in this case because ________.

• A) large numbers of the same type may be produced
• B) cheaper raw material may now be used
• C) the time required to set up equipment is reduced
• D) customers will now agree to use caps of the same size

Acquire the ability to journalize transactions related to production costs, including the transfer of costs, the application of conversion costs, and the analysis of overhead application variances.

Understand how to compute cost per equivalent unit for transferred-in costs as well as for conversion and material costs using the weighted average method.

Learn about the complexity of costing in a process that uses different materials for different products but shared labor and overhead costs.

Understand the basic components and purpose of the job order costing system.

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