What is job cost?

Job Costing is the art of breaking down the specific cost of a product or service that you provide. Fixed and variable cost play the most important role in this assessment. Fixed cost are overhead or cost that won't vary such as light bill, insurance, mortgage or rent, etc. Variable cost are fuel, oil, lumber, steel, etc. The change in these cost to make a certain product and the cost of the job will change dramatically. job costing also mean production against the customer order. Total cost recorded and reported the order of job. Unit cost is also reported and recorded the order of job.