Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486857
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 12SE
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State whether each characteristic of a JIT production system or a traditional production system.
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Identifying just-in-time characteristics
Consider the following characteristics of either a JIT production system or a traditional production system. Indicate whether each is characteristic of a JIT production system or a traditional production system.
Products are produced in large batches.
Large stocks of finished goods protect against lost sales if customer demand is higher than expected.
Suppliers make frequent deliveries of small quantities of raw materials.
Employees do a variety of jobs, including maintenance and setups as well as operating machines.
Machines are grouped into self-contained production cells or production lines.
Machines are grouped according to function. For example, all cutting machines are located in one area.
The final operation in the production sequence “pulls” parts from the preceding operation.
Each employee is responsible for inspecting his or her own work.
The management works with suppliers to ensure defect-free raw materials.
Label each item a through e below as a feature of either a job order (J) or process (P) operation. a. Heterogeneous products and services d. Low production volume b. Routine, repetitive procedures e. Low product standardization c. Low product flexibility
Which of the following is true of job order cost systems?
a.Job order cost systems provide product costs for each manufacturing department or process.
b.Examples of companies that use job order cost systems would be oil refineries, paper producers, chemical processors, and food processors.
c.Job order cost systems are not widely used.
d.Job order cost systems are often used by companies that manufacture custom products for customers or batches of similar products.
Chapter 19 Solutions
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
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