Question

Expenses that are not easily traced to a specific department, and which are incurred for the joint benefit of more than one department, are

Answer 1

Answer:

Indirect expenses

Explanation:

Indirect expenses are those that are usually sent on more than one department, and it is not easily traced to one source.

They are usually costs that result from running the business as a whole.

Examples of indirect expenses includes rent, taxes, advertising, salaries, administrative expenses, distribution and selling expenses.

These expenses will eventually be shared between different departments in the organisation and cannot be traced to only one source, so it is called indirect expense.