ok int rences Classify each cost as being either variable or fixed with respect to the number of units produced and sold. Also classify each cost as either a period or a product cost. Cost Item 1. Hamburger buns in a Wendy's restaurant. 2. Advertising by a dental office. 3. Apples processed and canned by Del Monte. 4. Shipping canned apples from a Del Monte plant to customers. 5. Insurance on a Bausch & Lomb factory producing contact lenses. 6. Insurance on Nucor's corporate headquarters. 7. Salary of a supervisor overseeing production of printers at Ricoh. 8. Commissions paid to automobile salespersons. 9. Depreciation of factory lunchroom facilities at a General Electric plant. 10. Steering wheels installed in Tesla electric vehicles. Cost Classifications for Predicting Cost Behavior Cost Classifications for Preparing Financial Statements


Product Cost :— It is the cost incurred in the manufacturing of product during the period.
Example:- Direct Material, Direct Labour, Factory rent, Depreciation on factory equipment, Assembly line supervisor salary, etc
Period Cost :— It is the cost that are not incurred in the manufacturing of product. It is cost incurred after manufacturing of product.
Example:- Advertising of product, Sales salaries, sales commission, selling and administrative expenses, etc.
Variable Cost :— It is the cost that changes with change in activity of cost driver.
Example:- Direct Material, direct labour cost, etc.
Fixed Cost :— It is the cost that does not changes with change in activity of cost driver.
Example:- Depreciation expense, Rent Expense, etc.
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