This document categorizes different business costs as either fixed or variable, and also categorizes them as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling expense, or general and administrative expense. It also notes whether each cost is controllable or not. Some examples of fixed costs include accounts receivable collection salaries and quality control supervisor salaries. Some examples of variable costs include repair and maintenance costs, sales commissions, and packaging supplies.
This document categorizes different business costs as either fixed or variable, and also categorizes them as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling expense, or general and administrative expense. It also notes whether each cost is controllable or not. Some examples of fixed costs include accounts receivable collection salaries and quality control supervisor salaries. Some examples of variable costs include repair and maintenance costs, sales commissions, and packaging supplies.
This document categorizes different business costs as either fixed or variable, and also categorizes them as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling expense, or general and administrative expense. It also notes whether each cost is controllable or not. Some examples of fixed costs include accounts receivable collection salaries and quality control supervisor salaries. Some examples of variable costs include repair and maintenance costs, sales commissions, and packaging supplies.
1 Accounts recevable collections salaries x 2 Repair and maintenance on factory x 3 Sales commissions x 4 Depreciation expense on factory equipment x 5 Salary of quiality control supervisor x 6 Cost for television ad x 7 Cost of soap and shampoos for rooms in a hotel x 8 Rubber for a tire manufacturer x 9 Disk drives for Dell Computer x 10 CEO bonus x 11 Packaging supplies for products 12 Protective glasses for factory machine operators 13 Grease and lubrications for machines 14 Lumber used by furniture manufacturer 15 Health insurance for factory workers 16 Staffaccountant salaries at CPA firm 17 Paper used by a commercial printer 18 Salaries for tech support for products sold 19 Entertainment expenses for salespeople 20 Computer paper used by computer department of company Product cost Other Direct Direct Mfg Selling Gen & adm Materials Labor Overhead Expense Expense Controllable x Yes x No x Yes x Yes x x Yes x Yes x Yes x Yes x Yes x Yes