Gala Company is a manufacturer of laptop computers. Various costs and expenses associated with its operations are as follows. The company intends to classify these costs and expenses into the following categories: direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, and period costs. For each item, indicate the cost category to which it belongs.

Following are selected costs of a company that manufactures computer chips. Classify each as either a product cost or a period cost. Then classify each of the product costs as direct material, direct labor, or overhead. 1. Plastic boards used to mount chips 2. Advertising costs 3. Factory maintenance workers’ salaries 4. Real estate taxes paid on the sales office 5. Real estate taxes paid on the factory 6. Factory supervisor salary 7. Depreciation on factory equipment 8. Assembly worker hourly pay to make chips

Listed below are costs found in various organizations.1. Property taxes, factory.2. Boxes used for packaging detergent produced by the company.3. Salespersons’ commissions.4. Supervisor’s salary, factory.5. Depreciation, executive autos.6. Wages of workers assembling computers.7. Insurance, finished goods warehouses.8. Lubricants for production equipment.9. Advertising costs.10. Microchips used in producing calculators.11. Shipping costs on merchandise sold.12. Magazine subscriptions, factory lunchroom.13. Thread in a garment factory.14. Billing costs.15. Executive life insurance.16. Ink used in textbook production.17. Fringe benefits, assembly-line workers.18. Yarn used in sweater production.19. Wages of receptionist, executive offices.Required:Prepare an answer sheet with column headings as shown below. For each cost item, indicate whetherit would be variable or fixed with respect to the number of units produced and sold; and then whetherit would be a selling cost, an administrative…

For apparel manufacturer Abercrobmie & Fitch, Inc., classify each of the following costs as either a product cost or a period cost: Research and development costs Depreciation on sewing machines Fabric used during production Depreciation on office equipment Advertising expenses Repairs and maintenance costs for sewing machines Salary of production quality control supervisor Utility costs for office building Sales commissions Salaries of distribution center personnel Wages of sewing machine operators Factory janitorial supplies Chief financial officer’s salary Travel costs of media relations employees Factory supervisors’ salaries Oil used to lubricate sewing machines Property taxes on factory building and equipment

Selected costs related to Apple's iPhone are listed below. Classify each cost as either direct materials, direct labor, factory overhead, selling expenses, or general and administrative expenses. 1. Microphone component 2. Camera component 3. Wages for factory equipment operators 4. Office accountant salary 5. Wages for retail store salesperson 6. Salary of chief executive officer 7. Depreciation on office equipment 8. Wages for assembly workers

Selected costs related to Apple's iPhone are listed below. Classify each cost as either direct materials, direct labor, factory overhead, selling expenses, or general and administrative expenses. 1. Wages for assembly workers 2. Battery component 3. Microphone component 4. Wages for factory equipment operators 5. Camera component 6. Office accountant salary 7. Office building insurance used up 8. Depreciation (straight-line) on robotic equipment used in assembly

1. One of the products Al-Can Products, Inc. manufactures for their rest stops are benches. Perform the following tasks to classify and record common manufacturing costs. 2. The production of the rest stop benches requires the following costs. For each cost, determine how the cost should be classified by placing an X in the appropriate column. Wages of factory supervisor Rent of company headquarters Lumber to manufacture benches Factory property taxes Bench inspector wages Wages for the marketing manager Cleaning supplies to maintain equipment Wages of production employees Stain for the benches Direct Materials Direct Factory Labor Overhead None

A car manufacturer incurs the following costs. Classify each cost as either a product or period cost. If a product cost, classify it as direct materials, direct labor, or factory overhead. If a period cost, classify it as a selling expense or a general and administrative expense. Costs Cost Classification 1. Factory electricity 2. Advertising 3. Depreciation on factory machine 4. Batteries for electric cars 5. Office supplies used 6. Wages to assembly workers 7. Salesperson commissions 8. Steel for cars 9. Depreciation on office equipment 10. Leather for car seats

Which of the following manufacturing costs is an indirect cost of producing a product? a.commissions for sales personnel b.memory chips for a microcomputer manufacturer c.oil lubricants used for factory machinery d.hourly wages of an assembly worker

Selected costs related to Apple's iPhone are listed below. Classify each cost as either direct materials, direct labor, factory overhead, selling expenses, or general and administrative expenses. 1. Wages for employees who maintain assembly equipment 2. Wages for assembly workers 3. Battery component 4. Microphone component 5. Wages for factory equipment operators 6. Camera component 7. Office accountant salary 8. Advertising campaigns