Question

The PC Works assembles custom computers from components supplied by various manufacturers. The company is very small and its assembly shop and retail sales store are housed in a single facility in a Redmond, Washington, industrial park. Listed below are some of the costs that the company incurs. Required: For each cost, indicate whether it would most likely be classified as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling, or an administrative cost. 1. The cost of a hard drive installed in a computer. multiple choice 1 Direct labor cost Direct materials cost Manufacturing overhead cost Selling cost Administrative cost 2. The cost of advertising in the Puget Sound Computer User newspaper. multiple choice 2 Direct labor cost Direct materials cost Manufacturing overhead cost Selling cost Administrative cost 3. The wages of employees who assemble computers from components. multiple choice 3 Direct labor cost Direct materials cost Manufacturing overhead cost Selling cost Administrative cost 4. Sales commissions paid to the company’s salespeople. multiple choice 4 Direct labor cost Direct materials cost Manufacturing overhead cost

Answer 1

1. The cost of a hard drive installed in a computer. DIRECT MATERIAL COST.

The business of the company is to make computers so when it comes to hard drives, these are fundamental parts of a computer so they will be classified as direct materials since they are directly involved in the production process.

2. The cost of advertising in the Puget Sound Computer User newspaper. SELLING COST.

Advertising is done to be able to sell gods and services so it will fall under selling costs.

3. The wages of employees who assemble computers from components. DIRECT LABOR COST.

The labor cost of those that are involved in the direct manufacture of the computer will be considered direct labor as they are directly involved in the production process.

4. Sales commissions paid to the company’s salespeople. SELLING COST.

Sales commissions are paid to encourage the salespeople to sell more so this is a selling cost as it is incurred to increase sales.