Question

Tesla, a vehicle manufacturer, incurs the following costs. (1) Classify each cost as either a product or a period cost. If a product cost, identify it as direct materials, direct labor, or factory overhead, and then as a prime and/or conversion cost. (2) Classify each product cost as either a direct cost or an indirect cost using the product as the cost object.

Answer 1

Product cost refers to the costs incurred to create a product. These costs include direct labor, direct materials, consumable production supplies, and factory overhead. Product cost can also be considered the cost of the labor required to deliver a service to a customer.

Examples of product costs are direct materials, direct labor, and allocated factory overhead which are directly attributable to the product.

period cost is any cost that cannot be capitalized into prepaid expenses, inventory, or fixed assets. A period cost is more closely associated with the passage of time than with a transnational event. ... Instead, it is typically included within the selling and administrative expenses section of the income statement.

Examples of period costs are general and administrative expenses, such as rent, office depreciation, office supplies, and utilities. Period costs are sometimes broken out into additional subcategories for selling activities and administrative activities