1. Chapter 6: Job Cost

2. Job Cost
Chapter 6 shows you how to use Peachtree’s Job Cost System. Peachtree lets you assign Job ID codes to purchases, sales, and employee hours. This way, you can track how each of these factors impacts costs for a specific job.
Purchases
Sales
JOBS
Hours Worked
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3. Software Objectives, p. 183 Restore data from Exercise 5-2.
Learn about PCA's Job Cost system.
Set up a job.
Coordinate job costs with purchases, sales, and payroll.
Display a Job Profitability Report.
Make two backups: Backup Chapter 6 data; and backup Exercise 6-2.
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4. Web Objectives, p. 183
Use your Internet browser to go to the book’s web site at
Complete the Internet activity for Business Encyclopedia.
Complete the steps shown for this activity.
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5. Peachtree Tip
Jobs can be assigned to purchases of inventory, sales to customers, and payroll.
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6. Backing Up Chapter 6 Backup Name KB Page Nos. Chapter 6 2,616 KB 192
In Chapter 6, you make two backups. The Chapter 6.ptb backup is made on page 192 and the Exercise ptb backup is made on page 196. Refer to the chart shown on page 2 in the textbook
Backup Name KB
Page Nos.
Chapter 6
2,616 KB
192
Exercise 6-2
2,621 KB
196
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7. Chapter 6 Topics Software & web objectives, p. 183
Getting started, pp
Job Costing and Purchases: Purchasing Inventory Items for Jobs, pp
Job Costing and Sales, pp
Job Cost and Payroll, pp
Job Cost Reports, p. 191
Backing up Chapter 6 Data, p. 192
Internet Activity, p. 192
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8. Chapter 6 Topics Summary and review, p. 193
a. Going to the net, p. 193
b. Short-answer questions, pp
c. Exercise 6-1, p. 196
d. Exercise 6-2, p. 196
e. Chapter 6 index, p. 197
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9. Completed Maintain Jobs window, p. 185
Click on Maintain, then Jobs. Complete steps 4 – 8 on p. 185.
Save this job, then return to the menu bar.
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10. Completed Purchases/Receive Inventory window, pp. 186-187
Click on Tasks, then Purchases/Receive Inventory. Complete steps – 8 on pages This window is shown on p. 187
Click on Save to post this purchase. Then, return to the menu bar.
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11. Completed Sales/Invoicing window, pp. 188-189
From the Tasks pull-down menu, select Sales/Invoicing. Complete steps 2 – 8 on p This window is shown on p. 189.
Click on Save to post this invoice. Then, return to the menu bar.
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12. Job Cost and Payroll, pp. 190-191
Click on Tasks, then Payroll Entry. Select Brandon A. Hugley as the employee. Type 29 in the Date and Pay Period boxes. Select the Jobs icon. After completing steps 2-9 on pp , the Labor Distribution to Jobs window appears. This window appears on p. 190.
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13. Job Cost Reports, p. 191
From the Reports pull-down menu, select Jobs. In the Report List, click on Job Profitability Report..
Click on on the Preview icon. At the Job Profitability Report Filter window, click on OK. Scroll down to Job ID FRANKLIN.
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14. Partial Job Profitability Report, p. 191
Close the windows to return to the menu bar.
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15. Backing Up Chapter 6 Data, p. 192
Complete steps 1-6 on p. 192 to back up your data.
The suggested file name is Chapter 6.
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16. Chapter 6, Internet Activity, p. 191
Go to the book’s web site at 2
Link to Student Edition. 3
In the Course-wide Content list, link to Internet Activities. 4
Link to Part 1 Internet Activities. Open or save this page. 5
Scroll down the window to ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSINESS CASE TERMS – Chapter 6. Read steps 1-3. 6
Use the Business Encyclopedia website to look up words related to accounting. 7
Follow the steps on the book’s web site to complete this Internet activity.
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17. Going to the Net, p. 193
Access the Sage website at Select your location; for example, select United States. Click Go. (Or, select your location.)
List the products that Sage Software offers to the North American market. (You can modify this answer with your location, if different than the US.)
In North America, what two markets represent Sage’s focus?
In the US Small Business Division, what accounting and contact management software does Sage sell?
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