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Would Yogurt Vi use job costing or process costing in calculating the cost of a customer's cup of frozen yogurt and toppings?
Yogurt Vi (pronounced vee) is a frozen yogurt restaurant with several locations in Ohio. Customers will select the flavor of frozen yogurt they want and fill their cup from the self-serve machine with the desired amount of the frozen yogurt. Next the customer will proceed to the toppings bar, where they can select from a large variety of toppings including strawberries, kiwis, gummy bears, chocolate chips, crushed Oreos, M&M candies, sprinkles, salted caramels, and many other toppings. Once the customer has finished adding toppings, the customer then proceeds to the cash register where the cup of frozen yogurt and toppings is weighed. The customer is charged a flat fee of $0.48 per ounce.
Questions
Answer :-
Do you think that Yogurt Vi
pays the same amount to its suppliers for each of the toppings? For
example, is it probable that fresh strawberries cost the exact same
amount as M&M candies? Do you think the toppings would cost the
same amount as the frozen yogurt mix that is put into the
soft-serve machines?
From a technical
viewpoint, do you think Yogurt Vi would use a job costing system or
a process costing system for calculating the cost of each
customer’s order? Explain.
From a practical
standpoint, do you think Yogurt Vi would use a job costing system
or a process costing system for calculating the cost of each
customer’s order? Explain.