Cost Accounting (15th Edition)

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

Chapter 17 - Process Costing - Assignment Material - Questions - Page 696: 17-13

Answer

Distinguishing between transferred-in costs and additional direct material costs is important in process costing for two reasons: it accounts for timing differences in material addition and enables the application of different control methods and responsibilities for these two cost categories.

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Distinguishing between transferred-in costs and additional direct material costs is important in process costing for two reasons: it accounts for timing differences in material addition and enables the application of different control methods and responsibilities for these two cost categories.
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