Post 2 substantial replies to classmates or your faculty member that are at least 100 words in length. Be constructive and professional. Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Lacey 1. Job order costing is also known as job costing. Job costing is an accounting technique that essentially tracks all the cost and revenue associated with a particular job. This accounting technique is said to be suited for contractors or construction companies. This makes perfect sense because they work on a job based system so to say. The best example I can think of is when my dad used to work in construction when he was alive. He would work a certain job, and funds and expenses were allotted for that one job. I think this is important because it helps owners track their losses on jobs. This may help them later in similar jobs determine where to save or where to spend. Process costing is an accounting technique used for mass productions. Typically, the production of the items are similar. Process costing tracks the cost of each stage in the production process to determine the cost of the product. It makes the cost the same all around because it has been divided up evenly. This type of technique would be beneficial for a mass producer such as an oil company.

Julie 2. The construction industry is the most recognized when it comes to job costing. Job costing in the construction field is essential to determine if the project is over or under budget. I have worked in the construction industry for many years and have completed multiple job costing reports. The job costing reporting is a complete breakdown of every cost related to the project. It could be a simple as a nail from Home Depot to multiple skilled and non-skilled workers on the jobsite. These job costing reports are detailed and must be accurate to provide the correct information for showing the profitability or loss on the job.

Process costing is related to manufacturing so they can determine the total cost of production. This process is used by large companies who produce items such as office products, pencils, eraser, paper. It is also used for food processing manufactures. These types of companies use the process costing where the cost is by units, these units are a break down to determine the cost of each item produced. The processing costing is more complex than job costing for a construction company.