Questions:
1. Which of the following items is not a characteristic of a process cost system:
a. Once production begins, it continues until the finished product emerges.
b. The focus is on continually producing homogenous products.
c. When the finished product emerges, all units have precisely the same amount of materials, labor, and overhead.
d. The products produced are heterogeneous in nature.
2. Indicate which of the following statements is not correct:
a. Both a job order and a process cost system track the same three manufacturing cost elements -direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.
b. In a job order cost system, only one work in process account is used, whereas in a process cost system, multiple work in process accounts are used.
c. Manufacturing costs are accumulated the same way in a job order and in a process cost system.
d. Manufacturing costs are assigned the same way in a job order and in a process cost system.