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Which of the following industries would not use process costing?
Suggested Answer: B, C, E
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47 comments · newest first
LO
Long
11 months ago
Chemical industry is all about process costing, no doubt!
MA
Matthew
11 months ago
Wait, are we sure brewing uses process costing? Seems odd.
BE
Bettina
11 months ago
Actually, I thought food processing might not use it either.
IV
Ivory
12 months ago
I agree, it's more project-based costing for that.
DE
Dean
12 months ago
House-building definitely doesn't use process costing.
PE
Pearline
1 year ago
I practiced a similar question, and I think house-building is definitely not a process costing industry since it's more customized.
DE
Dean
1 year ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought all these industries could use process costing in some way. But I guess house-building is more project-based?
AD
Adrianna
1 year ago
I remember studying that process costing is typically for continuous production, so I feel like house-building might be the odd one out here.
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Paris
1 year ago
I think process costing is used in industries where products are mass-produced, like brewing and food processing, but I'm not sure about house-building.
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Terry
1 year ago
I think the key here is to identify which industry produces standardized, interchangeable products. That would point to process costing being used. House-building doesn't fit that description.
HI
Hildegarde
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. Brewing, chemical, and food processing all seem like they would use process costing since they involve continuous production. House-building is the odd one out here.
CA
Carman
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know process costing is used for mass-produced goods, but I'm not sure which of these industries would fit that description.
IN
In
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I'm pretty confident that house-building would not use process costing, since each house is a unique product.
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Norah
1 year ago
I'm going to go with house-building as the answer. Each house is a unique project, so process costing wouldn't really apply in that industry.
KA
Katina
1 year ago
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WE
Wendell
1 year ago
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CA
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1 year ago
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TA
Tandra
1 year ago
I'm going to have to go with B) House-building. It just seems like the most logical choice, unless they're building custom homes for each customer. And even then, process costing might still be the way to go.
AL
Alethea
1 year ago
D) Food processing is another industry that would not use process costing.
AR
Arlie
1 year ago
C) Chemical industry would not use process costing either.
RO
Ronald
1 year ago
A) Brewing would not use process costing.
MA
Margot
1 year ago
I'm leaning towards B) House-building. I mean, can you imagine trying to do job costing for each and every house? That would be like trying to count the number of grains of sand on a beach.
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Terina
1 year ago
Brewing? Process costing? That's a no-brainer. They've got to be tracking the costs of each batch of beer. I'd be surprised if they didn't use process costing.
FR
Francine
1 year ago
C) Chemical
VE
Vernell
1 year ago
Brewing industry would definitely use process costing to track costs of each batch of beer.
AR
Art
1 year ago
Definitely not brewing, they need to track costs for each batch of beer.
AL
Alyce
1 year ago
D) Food processing
EL
Ellsworth
1 year ago
C) Chemical
LE
Lezlie
1 year ago
B) House-building
HO
Hoa
1 year ago
A) Brewing
LA
Lashaun
2 years ago
I'm going with B) House-building. I mean, how else would they keep track of all the materials and labor that go into each home? Process costing seems like the way to go.
EL
Elvera
1 year ago
I agree, process costing is more suitable for industries like brewing and food processing.
BE
Benton
1 year ago
D) Food processing industry would not use process costing.
NA
Nan
1 year ago
C) Chemical industry would not use process costing either.
LA
Larue
1 year ago
A) Brewing would not use process costing.
RI
Rikki
2 years ago
I disagree. House-building can still use process costing for standard designs and materials.
WH
Whitley
2 years ago
I agree with Charlene. House-building involves custom projects, so it's not a continuous process like the other industries.
CH
Charlene
2 years ago
I think house-building would not use process costing.
LO
Loreta
2 years ago
Hmm, house-building definitely uses process costing. I can't imagine trying to figure out costs for each individual house. That would be a nightmare!
KA
Karol
1 year ago
D) Food processing
AR
Art
1 year ago
C) Chemical
JO
Jose
1 year ago
A) Brewing
FA
Fausto
1 year ago
House-building definitely uses process costing. Trying to figure out costs for each individual house would be a nightmare!
LA
Lajuana
1 year ago
D) Food processing
ER
Eric
1 year ago
C) Chemical
MA
Marya
1 year ago
B) House-building
LO
Lonny
2 years ago
A) Brewing