Costs that are treated as assets until the product is sold are called product costs. The costs are added to the inventory, and the expense is recognized when the inventory is purchased.
product costs
All those costs which directly related to manufacturing of goods or providing of services are called product costs like labor, material etc and no other cost can be described as product cost.
Like product costs, which include direct materials, labor, and overhead, are initially capitalized as inventory on the balance sheet rather than being treated as expenses immediately. These costs are only recognized as expenses when the inventory is sold, at which point they are recorded as cost of goods sold (COGS) on the income statement. This matching principle aligns expenses with revenues, providing a clearer picture of profitability for a given period. Thus, the treatment of these costs reflects the timing of their impact on financial statements.
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Direct cost of sales are those costs that exists as a result of selling the product. Indirect costs are costs that are there whether the product sells or not.
product costs
All those costs which directly related to manufacturing of goods or providing of services are called product costs like labor, material etc and no other cost can be described as product cost.
Those costs which used in business for more than one fiscal year treated as fixed assets.
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opportunity costs
expenses
opportunity costs
Explicit costs are those that are a result of a product. Implicit costs are costs that are associated with a product, but they can't be directly linked to the product.
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.
Like product costs, which include direct materials, labor, and overhead, are initially capitalized as inventory on the balance sheet rather than being treated as expenses immediately. These costs are only recognized as expenses when the inventory is sold, at which point they are recorded as cost of goods sold (COGS) on the income statement. This matching principle aligns expenses with revenues, providing a clearer picture of profitability for a given period. Thus, the treatment of these costs reflects the timing of their impact on financial statements.
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