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The document classifies different types of costs according to various criteria. It defines direct and indirect costs, variable, fixed and semi-variable costs, manufacturing, selling and administrative expenses, product costs and period expenses. It also classifies fixed costs as committed or discretionary and discusses concepts like relevant costs, sunk costs and opportunity costs. Graphs are used to represent cost behavior for examples like telephone service costs, outsourced diagnostic testing, security personnel salaries, sheet metal costs and electricity costs.

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Unit 2 Tutorial Sheet

The document classifies different types of costs according to various criteria. It defines direct and indirect costs, variable, fixed and semi-variable costs, manufacturing, selling and administrative expenses, product costs and period expenses. It also classifies fixed costs as committed or discretionary and discusses concepts like relevant costs, sunk costs and opportunity costs. Graphs are used to represent cost behavior for examples like telephone service costs, outsourced diagnostic testing, security personnel salaries, sheet metal costs and electricity costs.

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UNIT 2 – COST CLASSIFICATION

1. Classify the following costs as direct (D) or indirect (ID) as it relates to the
Production Department

A. Factory supervisors salary


B. Factory supplies-stationery
C. Fringe benefits-machinists
D. Glue in tube-making
E. Janitorial Supplies
F. Leather used in the manufacture of shoes
G. Lubricants for machines
H. Wood in making furniture

2. Classify the following costs as variable (V) , fixed (F) or semi-variable (S) in
terms of their behaviour with respect to production and sales activity.

A. Depreciation by straight-line
B. Direct Labour
C. Insurance
D. Maintenance and repairs
E. Property taxes
F. Rent
G. Sales agent’s salary
H. Sales Agent’s commission
I. Utilities

3. Classify the following costs as either manufacturing (M), selling (S) or administrative
(A) expenses in terms of their functions

A. Advertising
B. Auditing Expenses
C. Bad Debts
D. Cost of machine break down
E. Factory Supplies
F. Employer’s payroll taxes-factory
G. Employer’s payroll taxes-sales office
H. Entertainment and travel
I. Freight-out/Carriage outwards
J. Freight-in/Carriage inwards
K. Legal expenses
L. President’s salary
M. Rent on general office building
N. Samples

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O. Sanding material using in furniture making
P. Small tools

4. Classify the following costs as product costs (PC) or period expenses (PE) in
relation to the production department

A. Advertising expenses
B. Direct labour
C. Insurance on office equipment
D. Legal fees
E. Overtime premium – production workers
F. Pears in a fruit cocktail
G. Production workers compensation
H. Rework on defective products
I. Travel Expenses

5. Which of the following costs are likely to be fully controllable, partially controllable
or not controllable by the manager of the production department.

A. Advertising
B. Direct materials used
C. Insurance on factory equipment
D. Idle time due to machine break down
E. Price paid for materials and supplies
F. Production manager’s salary
G. Rent on factory building
H. Stationery
I. Utilities
J. Wages paid to direct labour

6 Classify the following fixed costs as either committed or discretionary costs.

A. Advertising
B. Depreciation
C. Executive salaries
D. Insurance
E. Patent amortization
F. Property taxes
G. Public relations
H. Research and development
I. Rent
J. Training

7. Define the following terminologies:

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A. relevant costs
B. sunk costs
C. opportunity cost
D. incremental costs
E. prime cost
F. conversion cost

8. Use the graphs below (A – E) to represent the cost behaviour described in


questions 36 through 40. A graph may be used once, twice or not at all.

[A] [B] [C]

[D] [E]

i. The cost of telephone service, which is based on the number of message units per
month. The charge is $60 per message for up to 650 message units. Additional
message units above 650 are free. ____________

ii. The cost of outsourcing diagnostic blood testing by a hospital. The hospital pays an
independent lab a fee of $80,000 per month plus $3 for each test done. __________

iii. The salaries of the security personnel at a factory. The security guards are on duty
around the clock. _______________

iv. The cost of sheet metal used to manufacture automobiles. _______________

v. The cost of electricity during peak-demand periods is based on the following


schedule.
Up to 10,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) ……………….. $120 per kWh
Above 10,000 kilowatt-hours ……………………… $300 per kWh _____________

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