Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 1, Problem 2E
Indicate whether the following costs of Procter & Gamble (PG), a maker of consumer products, would be classified as direct materials cost, direct labor
- a.
Depreciation on assembly line equipment in the Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, paper products plant - b. Licensing payments for use of Disney characters on children products
- c. Maintenance supplies
- d. Packaging materials
- e. Paper used in bath tissue
- f. Plant manager salary for the Iowa City, Iowa, plant
- g. Resins for body wash products
- h. Salary of process engineers
- i. Scents and fragrances used in making soaps and detergents
- j. Wages of production line employees at the Pineville, Louisiana, soap and detergent plant
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Classifying Costs as Materials, Labor, or Factory Overhead
Indicate whether the following costs of Procter & Gamble (PG), a maker of consumer products, would be classified as direct materials cost, direct labor cost,
or factory overhead cost:
Cost
Classification
a. Depreciation on assembly line equipment in the Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, paper products plant
b. Licensing payments for use of Disney characters on children products
c. Maintenance supplies
d. Packaging materials
e. Paper used in bath tissue
f. Plant manager salary for the Iowa City, Iowa, plant
g. Resins for body wash products
h. Salary of process engineers
I. Scents and fragrances used in making soaps and detergents
j. Wages of production line employees at the Pineville, Louisiana, soap and detergent plant
Indicate whether the following costs of Procter & Gamble, a maker of consumer products, would be classified as direct materials cost, direct labor cost, or factory overhead cost:a. Resins for body wash productsb. Scents and fragrances used in making soaps and detergentsc. Plant manager salary for the Iowa City, Iowa, plantd. Depreciation on the Auburn, Maine, manufacturing plante. Depreciation on assembly line in the Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, paper products plantf. Maintenance suppliesg. Packaging materials, which are a significant portion of the total product costh. Wages of production line employees at the Pineville, Louisiana, soap and detergent planti. Wages paid to Packaging Department employees in the Bear River City, Utah, paper products plantj. Salary of process engineers
Classifying Costs as Materials, Labor, or Factory Overhead
Indicate whether the following costs of Procter & Gamble, a maker of consumer products, would be classified as direct materials cost, direct labor cost, or factory overhead cost:
Cost
Classification
a. Resins for body wash products
b. Scents and fragrances used in making soaps and detergents
c. Plant manager salary for the Iowa City, Iowa, plant
d. Depreciation on the Auburn, Maine, manufacturing plant
e. Depreciation on assembly line in the Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, paper products plant
f. Maintenance supplies
g. Packaging materials, which are a significant portion of the total product cost
h. Wages of production line employees at the Pineville, Louisiana, soap and detergent plant
i. Wages paid to Packaging Department employees in the Bear River City, Utah, paper products plant
j. Salary of process engineers
Chapter 1 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
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