Which of the following statements is true about the weighted-average process costing method

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'The weighted-average method of process costing differs from the FIFO method of process costing in that the weighted-average method: A its applied when there is significant difference in cost between two periods. B. does not require the use of predetermined overhead rates. C keeps costs in the beginning inventory separate from current period costs. D; does not consider the number ofunits in the beginning work in process inventory when computing equivalent units of production_'

Which of the following statements is true about the weighted-average process costing method

Cost Accounting, 14e, Global Edition (Horngren/Datar/Rajan)

Chapter 17 Process Costing

Objective 17.1

1) Costing systems that are used for the costing of like or similar units of products in mass production

are called:

A) inventory-costing systems

B) job-costing systems

C) process-costing systems

D) weighted-average costing systems

Answer: C

Diff: 1

Terms: process-costing system

Objective: 1

AACSB: Reflective thinking

2) Which of the following manufactured products would NOT use process costing?

A) 747 jet aircraft

B) 46-inch television sets

C) Construction of a commercial office building

D) Both A and C are correct.

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Terms: process-costing system

Objective: 1

AACSB: Reflective thinking

3) Process costing should be used to assign costs to products when the:

A) units produced are similar

B) units produced are dissimilar

C) calculation of unit costs requires the averaging of unit costs over all units produced

D) Either A or C are correct.

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Terms: process-costing system

Objective: 1

AACSB: Reflective thinking

4) Which one of the following statements is true?

A) In a job-costing system, individual jobs use different quantities of production resources.

B) In a process-costing system each unit uses approximately the same amount of resources.

C) An averaging process is used to calculate unit costs in a job-costing system.

D) Both A and B are correct.

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Terms: process-costing system

Objective: 1

AACSB: Reflective thinking

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