Survey Of Accounting
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Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 12, Problem 1E
LO 4-1 Exercise 4-1A Direct versus indirect costs
Ludmilla Construction Company is composed of two divisions: (1) Home Construction and (2) Commercial Construction. The Home Construction Division is in the process of building 12 houses and the Commercial Construction Division is working on three projects. Cost items of the company follow:
Wages of workers assigned to a specific construction project
Supplies used by the Commercial Construction Division
Labor on a particular house
Salary of the supervisor of commercial construction projects
Supplies, such as glue and nails, used by the Home Construction Division
Cost of building permits
Materials used in commercial construction projects
Company president’s salary
Depreciation on crane used in commercial construction
Depreciation on home office building
Salary of corporate office manager
Required
- a. Identify each cost as being a direct or indirect cost assuming the cost objects are the individual products (houses or projects).
- b. Identify each cost as being a direct or indirect cost, assuming the cost objects are the two divisions.
- c. Identify each cost as being a direct or indirect cost assuming the cost object is Ludmilla Construction Company as a whole.
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