Question

Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Factory Overhead identify the following costs as direct materials, direct labor, or factory overhead for a magazine publisher:______ a. Staples used to bind magazines b. Wages of printing machine employees c. Maintenance on printing machines d. Paper used in the magazine

Answer 1

a. Staples used to bind magazines - Direct Material

The staples are integral to holding the magazines so is a direct material.

b. Wages of printing machine employees. - Direct Labor

The printing machine employees are directly related to the magazine's production as they print it.

c. Maintenance on printing machines. - Factory Overhead

This cost is not directly associated with the publishing of the magazine so is an overhead.

d. Paper used in the magazine. -Direct Material

Without paper, the magazine can not be published which makes it a direct material.