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title: "Production Order Costs & Your General Ledger: What You Need to Know"
description: Learn what all goes into the cost of a production order in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and how these components affect your general ledger.
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# [Production Order Costs & Your General Ledger: What You Need to Know](https://www.innovia.com/events/production-order-costs-your-general-ledger-what-you-need-to-know)

 Written by [Jenny Hollingsworth](https://www.innovia.com/events/author/jenny-hollingsworth) | Apr 6, 2021 12:34:41 PM

Jenny Hollingsworth and John Grant, manufacturing ERP experts, are back in this session focused on costing. 

In this free webinar, you will learn how both Standard and FIFO costing work with production and how production transactions post to the General Ledger (G/L) in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or NAV.

You’ll also learn how each costing method handles:

1. Expected cost
2. Actual cost
3. Finishing a production order

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