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3 years ago

Classify each cost as being either variable or fixed with respect to the number of units produced and sold.

Business

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charle [14.2K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

There are primarily two types of costs, i.e. variable costs and the fixed costs. The variable cost is the cost that varies when the level of output changes, while the fixed cost is the cost that remains constant whether the level of production changes or not. The variable cost includes indirect inventory, indirect labor and factory supplies.

And, the fixed cost includes supervision, taxes ,and depreciation expense.

As we know that, the product cost would be a mix of Direct materials cost + Direct labor cost + manufacturing overhead cost

where,

Manufacturing overhead = Factory utilities + Factory machinery depreciation + Factory building property tax + Indirect factory work + Indirect materials + Factory repairs + Factory manager salary

And, the selling and administrative cost is the cost which is incurred for selling the product. example - advertising, etc

So, the categorization is shown below:

1. Hamburger buns in a Wendy's outlet. = Variable and product cost

2. Advertising by a dental office. = Fixed and Selling and Administrative cost

3. Apples processed and canned by Del Monte. = Variable and product cost

4. Shipping canned apples from a Del Monte plant to customers. = variable and Selling and Administrative cost

5. Insurance on a Bausch & Lomb factory producing contact lenses. = fixed and product cost

6. Insurance on IBM's corporate headquarters. = fixed and Selling and Administrative cost

7. Salary of a supervisor overseeing production of printers at Hewlett-Packard. = fixed and product cost

8. Commissions paid to automobile salespersons. = variable and Selling and Administrative cost

9. Depreciation of factory lunchroom facilities at a General Electric plant. = fixed and product cost

10. Steering wheels installed in BMWs. = variable and product cost

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Contribution margin $21,200 $8,400 $22,200 51,800

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