Cost Accounting (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133428702
ISBN 13: 978-0-13342-870-4

Chapter 4 - Job Costing - Assignment Material - Questions - Page 136: 4-3

Answer

Advertising agencies use job costing for unique projects like a Pepsi campaign because it tracks all the specific details. Banks use process costing for things like checking account deposits because they're similar for many customers and can be calculated together.

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Advertising agencies use job costing for unique projects like a Pepsi campaign because it tracks all the specific details. Banks use process costing for things like checking account deposits because they're similar for many customers and can be calculated together.
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