Product cost
It is period cost
No. They are a product cost/factory overhead cost
Period cost
Factory heating cost is overhead cost and part of product cost as if there is no production there is no factory heating requires.
If factory building is used in production of units of product then it will be added to product cost as it is part of product to manufacture.
Product cost
It is period cost
No. They are a product cost/factory overhead cost
Period cost
Factory heating cost is overhead cost and part of product cost as if there is no production there is no factory heating requires.
If factory building is used in production of units of product then it will be added to product cost as it is part of product to manufacture.
Supplies for an administrative office would be classified office supplies, which is always treated as a cost of a period. Supplies for a manufacturing company would be classified as a product cost, i.e. wood (supply) in order to make desks (end product).
Product cost classified further as a manufacturing overhead
It's a Product cost. Think Selling (Store) and Administrative(Office) cost for period cost. The machines are in the factory.
Salary of factory manager is Manufacturing overhead. and Manufacturing overhead is Product costs. So, It's not period cost.
Product costs is the costs are the costs incurred in the making of the product. Manufacturing costs --Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Manufacturing Overhead. Product cost are also factory costs Period costs are the selling and administration costs. Electricity costs for the Accounting dept. is an administration costs but Electricity costs for the factory is Manufacturing Overhead.
Factory supplies are those items which used in production but not directly related to production of products that's why not part of direct cost rather indirect cost.