In a Job Order Cost Accounting System, the Entry to Record

question 157

Multiple Choice

In a job order cost accounting system, the entry to record the flow of direct materials into production is to

• A) debit Work in Process, credit Materials
• B) debit Materials, credit Work in Process
• C) debit Factory Overhead, credit Materials
• D) debit Work in Process, credit Supplies

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Definitions:

LIFO method

An inventory cost-flow assumption where the last items purchased or produced are the first to be expensed as sold, opposite of FIFO.

Cost of merchandise sold

The total expense incurred to produce or purchase the goods sold by a company during a specific period.

Year amount

Typically refers to the total sums of money or quantities measured over the course of a year in financial or quantitative analyses.

Average costing

Average costing is an inventory costing method where all costs of inventory are averaged over the goods available for sale, providing a medium cost per unit.