Sarah is opening a nail salon and is setting up their accounting system. They have decided to use normal costing. What may have been the deciding factor in choosing normal over actual costing?Select answer from the options belowShe chose based on the assumption her estimates were accurate and would not need to wait for actual costs.She chose normal for now and will change later if it does not work for her business.With time being an issue, she could use estimated MOH to set unit costs prior to opening.Normal costing is more widely used and actual cost is not as common.

Tim owns a woodworking business that specializes in building furniture. Tim is setting up their accounting systems and is deciding if it would be better to use normal or actual costing. What are the important factors contributing to their decision to choose normal or actual costing?Select answer from the options belowActual costing sacrifices timeliness for accuracy while normal costing sacrifices accuracy for timeliness.Normal costing is more commonly used, while actual costing is not used as often.Normal costing sacrifices timeliness for accuracy while actual costing sacrifices accuracy for timeliness.How the sub-ledgers will be broken down to accurately record the job costing information.

A standard cost best describes:Multiple choice question.the routine timing for when budget costs are analyzedany difference between budgeted costs and actual costsa structured process used to calculate budget amountsa budget for a single unit component of a product or service

Which statement is TRUE? Group of answer choicesA. A normal costing cannot be used jointly with a job costing system.B. A job costing system assigns direct material costs to products in the same manner as a process costing system does.C. A process costing system is more appropriate for service industries than a job costing system.D. A job costing system allocates direct costs to products; a process costing system does not assign direct costs to products.E. A normal costing cannot be used jointly with a process costing system.

Fill in the Blank QuestionFill in the blank question.Cost information from (neither, both) costing method(s) is helpful to management in setting prices.

Standard costs have which of the following characteristics? (Check all that apply.)Multiple select question.production managers help determine production requirements for a unit of productthey are useful for manufacturing companies, but not service companiesthey are used to help management understand reasons for variancesthey are developed by the SCAB (Standard Cost Accounting Board)they are preset costs for delivering a product or service under normal conditions