Job Order Costing

Definition

A costing system where costs are assigned to specific jobs or batches. Used when products are customized (construction, printing, law firms).

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Process Costing

A costing system where costs are accumulated by department or process and then averaged over all units. Used in mass production (chemicals, beverages).

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