Answer:
<u>(a) as either fixed or variable</u>
fixed
Coolants for machinery
Annual flat fee paid for factory security
Machinery depreciation (straight-line)
Taxes on factory
variable
Lace to hold leather together
Wages of assembly workers
Leather covers for soccer balls
<u>(b) as either direct or indirect</u>
direct
Lace to hold leather together
Wages of assembly workers
Leather covers for soccer balls
indirect
Coolants for machinery
Annual flat fee paid for factory security
Machinery depreciation (straight-line)
Taxes on factory
Explanation:
Fixed Costs are constant for any production level. Variable Costs vary directly with production.
Direct Costs are easily traced to the product manufactured. Indirect costs are not easily traced and they need to be allocated to Products manufactured.