1. Describe how job-order costing concepts are used in professional service firms, such as law practices and consulting firms.
2. What is meant by the term cost driver? What is a volume-based cost driver?
3. Describe the flow of costs through a product-costing system. What special accounts are involved, and how are they used?
4. Give an example of how a hospital, such as the Mayo Clinic, might use job-order costing concepts.