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Product cost classified further as a manufacturing overhead
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Is factory supplies a product or a period cost?
Product cost
Is factory supplies a product cost or period cost?
Product cost
Is factory equipment product or period cost?
It is period cost
Are cafeteria costs for the factory a period cost?
No. They are a product cost/factory overhead cost
Is salaries of factory security guards a period cost or product cost?
Period cost
Is factory heating costs classified as a product cost or 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.
Is depreciation of factory buildings classified as a period cost or product cost?
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.
Is depreciation on factory equipment a period cost?
It's a Product cost. Think Selling (Store) and Administrative(Office) cost for period cost. The machines are in the factory.
Is salary of factory manager a period cost?
Salary of factory manager is Manufacturing overhead. and Manufacturing overhead is Product costs. So, It's not period cost.
What is difference between product cost period cost and expenses?
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.
Is depreciation on a machine a period cost or product cost?
product cost
What is purpose of factory overhead applied and how this information can use by the cost accountant in minimum the cost of the product?
Factory overhead is what it costs to run the factory. The cost accountant can look at the cost of overhead to find ways to minimize it, resulting in the cost of the product being lower.
