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Classify Costs
Following is a list of various costs incurred in producing replacement automobile parts. With respect to the production and sale of these auto parts, classify each cost as either variable costs, fixed costs, or mixed costs.
1. Oil used in manufacturing equipment | |
2. Plastic | |
3. Property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment | |
4. Salary of plant manager | |
5. Cost of labor for hourly workers | |
6. Packaging | |
7. Factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month | |
8. Metal | |
9. Rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used | |
10. Property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 | |
11. Straight-line depreciation on the production equipment | |
12. Hourly wages of machine operators | |
13. Electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour | |
14. Computer chip (purchased from a vendor) | |
15. Pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job |
1. Oil used in manufacturing equipment | Variable cost |
2. Plastic | Variable cost |
3. Property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment | Fixed cost |
4. Salary of plant manager | Fixed cost |
5. Cost of labor for hourly workers | Variable cost |
6. Packaging | Variable cost |
7. Factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month | Fixed cost |
8. Metal | Variable cost |
9. Rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used | Mixed cost |
10. Property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 | Mixed cost |
11. Straight-line depreciation on the production equipment | Fixed cost |
12. Hourly wages of machine operators | Variable cost |
13. Electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour | Variable cost |
14. Computer chip (purchased from a vendor) | Variable cost |
15. Pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job | Variable cost |