Question

Which of the following is an example of direct labor cost for a cell phone manufacturer? a.salary of plant supervisor b.cost of phone components c.cost of oil lubricants for factory machinery d.cost of wages of assembly worker

Answer 1

Answer:

d.cost of wages of assembly worker

Explanation:

The following are not related to cost of producing the cell phone because

a.salary of plant supervisor: Overall supervisors are accountable of various product of the organisation for example the plant might have five outputs with the cell phone being one of them therefore his/her labor costs are not related to a certain product.

b.cost of phone components : Direct labor is related to cost of paying workers in an organisation therefore cost of phone components doesn't have anything to do with people.

c.cost of oil lubricants for factory machinery : explanation is the same as in b

d.cost of wages of assembly worker : the worker the directly linked to the production of the product thus his/her wages are a direct labor cost to the manufacturer.