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 […]
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Would job order costing or process costing be used by the Smarties Candy Company?
October 15, 2015 
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Smarties come in six flavors: white (orange crème), yellow (pineapple), pink (cherry), green (strawberry), purple (grape), and orange (orange). Smarties are gluten free and vegan and have 25 calories per roll of 15 candies. The main ingredient in Smarties is dextrose, a form of sugar. The Smarties Candy Company, founded in 1949, makes its Smarties […]
Continue readingWould a Pizza Studio franchisee need to use job-costing or process costing for its made-to-order pizzas?
February 20, 2015 0 Comments
Pizza Studio is a relatively new pizza chain that takes the made-to-order model used by Chipotle and Subway and applies it to pizzas. At a counter, customers order their pizzas with exactly the crust, sauce, cheese, and toppings they want – and then watch as the pizza travels through a conveyor-belt oven, being blasted with […]
Continue readingWhat are the direct and indirect costs involved with manufacturing Oscars?
May 12, 2014 0 Comments
The Academy Awards is an annual American awards ceremony honoring achievements in the film industry. Winners receive a statue officially named the “Academy Award of Merit.” However, these statues are much better known by the nickname of “Oscars.” Each Oscar statue weighs 8.5 pounds and takes three to four weeks to manufacture. The statues have […]
Continue readingWould R.S. Owens, the manufacturer of Oscar statues, use job costing or process costing?
March 21, 2014 0 Comments
The Academy Awards is an annual American awards ceremony honoring achievements in the film industry. Winners receive a statue officially named the “Academy Award of Merit.” However, these statues are much better known by the nickname of “Oscars.” Each Oscar statue weighs 8.5 pounds and takes three to four weeks to manufacture. The statues have […]
Continue readingHow much does it cost to make a soda with a SodaStream system?
September 25, 2013 2 Comments
SodaStream is a system that consumers can use to make their own soda and seltzer water. The SodaStream machine allows the consumer to carbonate water combined with flavored syrup (“SodaMix”) to make soda in a variety of flavors. Consumers can also carbonate plain water to make seltzer water. SodaStream has been experiencing strong sales growth […]
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