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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 |
Type of Cost | |
1. Oil used in manufacturing equipment | Variable |
2. Plastic | Variable |
3. Property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment | Fixed |
4. Salary of plant manager | Fixed |
5. Cost of labor for hourly workers | Variable |
6. Packaging | Variable |
7. Factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month | Fixed |
8. Metal | Variable |
9. Rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used | Mixed |
10. Property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 | Mixed |
11. Straight-line depreciation on the production equipment | Fixed |
12. Hourly wages of machine operators | Variable |
13. Electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour | Variable |
14. Computer chip (purchased from a vendor) | Fixed |
15. Pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job | Fixed |
Reasons for selecting the type of cost
1. Variable - It will be used in the proportion of parts produced.
2. Variable - It will be used in the proportion of parts produced.
3. Fixed - Does not have effect with the increase of decrease in production
4. Fixed - Does not have effect with the increase of decrease in production
5. Variable - It will increase as the production will increase.
6. Variable - It will increase as the production will increase.
7. Fixed - Does not have effect with the increase of decrease in production
8. Variable - Its consumption will increase as the production will increase.
9. Mixed - Fixed upto an certain amount but variable after that
10. Mixed - Fixed upto an certain amount but variable after that
11. Fixed - Does not have effect with the increase of decrease in production
12. Variable - It will increase as the production will increase.
13. Variable - It will increase as the production will increase.
14. Fixed - Does not have effect with the increase of decrease in production
15. Fixed - Does not have effect with the increase of decrease in production