Answer: $41,960
Step-by-step explanation:
The direct costs for the Cosmetics department will be those ones that are directly related to the sales of cosmetics and the running of the department and the cost of selling the units.
Direct Costs = Cosmetics Department sales commissions--Stardust Store + Cosmetics Department cost of sales--Stardust Store + Cosmetics Department manager's salary--Stardust Store
= 5,300 + 32,400 + 4,260
= $41,960