Allocating Joint Costs to Products Can Be Based on Their

question 59

Multiple Choice

Allocating joint costs to products can be based on their relative:

• A) Sales values.
• B) Direct costs.
• C) Gross margins.
• D) Total costs.
• E) Variable costs.

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Definitions:

Job Order Costing

An accounting methodology used to allocate costs to specific batches or lots of products, often used in custom manufacturing.

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Job Order Cost System

An accounting system that accumulates costs for each individually identified job or order, tracking materials, labor, and overhead.

Process Cost System

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