Question

For each item listed below, indicate in the space to the right whether the item would be considered a product cost or a period cost for a manufacturing company. 1. Factory supervisory salaries 2. Sales commissions 3. Income tax expense 4. Indirect materials used 5. Indirect labor 6. Office salaries expense 7. Property taxes on factory building 8. Sales manager's salary 9. Factory wages expense 10. Direct materials used

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Factory supervisory salaries  Production Cost Factory Overhead

2. Sales commissions Period Cost Selling expense

3. Income tax expense Period Cost tax expense

4. Indirect materials used Production Cost Factory Overhead

5. Indirect labor Production Cost Factory Overhead

6. Office salaries expense Period Cost Administrative expense

7. Property taxes on factory building Production Cost Factory Overhead

8. Sales manager's salary Period Cost Selling expense

9. Factory wages expense Production Cost Direct Labor

10. Direct materials used   Production Cost Direct Materials

Explanation:

A period cost is any cost that cannot be capitalized into prepaid expenses, inventory, or fixed assets

Period cost goes straight to expense account

While

Production Cost do capitalizes through Inventory and later recognize as cost of goods sold.