Discussion

Discussion

Watch the Jelly Belly Candy Company Virtual Plant Tour at the link provided in Module 3. After watching the series of videos, respond to the following:

For the various flavors of products, would the company be more likely to use job or process costing? Rationalize your response.For the basis of overhead allocation, would the company be more likely to use a machine- or labor-based driver? Rationalize your response.Assume that overhead is underallocated by 6% for the period. Would the company be more likely to expense or capitalize this adjustment?

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa3rwBR7WyE

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After watching the Jelly Belly Candy Company Virtual Plant Tour, I think that the company would most likely use job costing because each jelly belly can’t will basically be differently manufactured according to flavors. Job costing happens when a company estimates the costs involved in the creation of manufacturing of goods done in separate batches.

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