Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3rd Edition by William N. Lanen, Shannon W. Anderson, Michael Maher

Exercise 40

How is job costing in service organizations (for example, consulting firms) different from job costing in manufacturing organizations?

Step 1 of 4

Direct Material:

Direct Materials are the raw material that used up in the manufacturing of the product. These are the costs that directly affect the production of the company. These costs form an important part of the production so company should take a look towards the prices of the raw material to control the costs of the company.