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Q: JOB ORDER COSTING - A method of cost accounting that accumulates costs for individual jobs or lots. A job may be a service or manufactured item, such as the repair of equipment or the treatment of a patient in a hospital.
A:
A method of cost accounting is per individual job/lot. A job may be a service/manufactured item, as in repairing equipment or treating hospitalized patient.