{"id":219,"date":"2018-04-16T22:27:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T22:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-accountingformanagers\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=219"},"modified":"2024-04-29T16:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T16:49:52","slug":"introduction-to-process-cost-accounting-system","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-accountingformanagers\/chapter\/introduction-to-process-cost-accounting-system\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Process Costing","rendered":"Introduction to Process Costing"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do:\u00a0Examine the process cost accounting system<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1958 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2985\/2018\/04\/20222955\/accountant-1794122_1280-300x229.png\" alt=\"An icon of a desktop computer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/>\r\n\r\nThere are some similarities and differences between job-order costing and process costing. 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