Accounting homework!

Please answer the discussion questions below for chapter 17:

1. Give three examples of industries that use process costing systems

2. What problems might arise in estimating the degree of completion of semiconductor chips in a semiconductor plant?

3. Why should the accountant distinguish between transferred-in costs and additional direct material costs for each subsequent department in a process costing system?

4. “There’s no reason for me to get excited about the choice between the weighted-average and FIFO methods in my process costing system. I have long-term contracts with my materials suppliers at fixed prices”. Do you agree with this statement made by a plant controller? Explain

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