In: Accounting
National Express reports the following costs and expenses in
June 2020 for its delivery service.
Indirect materials | $7,400 | Drivers’ salaries | $16,200 | |||
Depreciation on delivery equipment | 11,400 | Advertising | 5,400 | |||
Dispatcher’s salary | 5,710 | Delivery equipment repairs | 400 | |||
Property taxes on office building | 910 | Office supplies | 760 | |||
CEO’s salary | 12,900 | Office utilities | 1,030 | |||
Gas and oil for delivery trucks | 3,200 | Repairs on office equipment | 210 |
Determine the total amount of (a) delivery service (product) costs
and (b) period costs.
Delivery service (product) costs | $ | |
Period costs | $ |
Answer of Part a:
Total Delivery Service (Product Cost) = Indirect Materials +
Depreciation on Delivery Equipment + Dispacter’s Salary + Gas &
Oil for Delivery Trucks + Driver’s Salaries + Delivery Equipment
Repairs
Total Delivery Service (Product Cost) = $7,400 + $11,400 + $5,710 +
$3,200 + $16,200 + $400
Total Delivery Service (Product Cost) =
$44,310
Answer of Part b:
Period Costs = Property taxes on Office Building + Advertising +
Office Supplies + Office Utilities + Repairs on Office Equipment +
CEO Salary
Period Costs = $910 + $5,400 + $760 + $1,030 + $210 + $12,900
Period Costs = $21,210