Gala company is a manufacturer of laptop computers. various costs and

  

Gala Company is a manufacturer of laptop computers. Various costs and expenses associated with its operations are as follows.
 

The company intends to classify these costs and expenses into the following categories: (a) direct materials, (b) direct labor, (c) manufacturing overhead, and (d) period costs.
 

For each item, indicate the cost category to which it belongs.

    

Item

Category

 

1.

Property taxes on the factory building.

Period Costs   Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead Direct Materials and   Manufacturing Overhead

 

2.

Production superintendents’ salaries.

Period Costs   Direct Materials and Manufacturing Overhead Direct Materials Manufacturing   Overhead Direct Labor

 

3.

Memory boards and chips used in assembling computers.

Manufacturing   Overhead Direct Materials and Manufacturing Overhead Direct Labor Direct   Materials Period Costs

 

4.

Depreciation on the factory equipment.

Direct   Materials Direct Materials and Manufacturing Overhead Direct Labor Manufacturing   Overhead Period Costs

 

5.

Salaries for assembly-line quality control inspectors.

Direct   Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect MaterialsPeriod CostsDirect Labor   or Manufacturing Overhead

 

6.

Sales commissions paid to sell laptop computers.

Period   CostsManufacturing OverheadDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect   LaborDirect Materials

 

7.

Electrical components used in assembling computers.

Manufacturing   OverheadDirect MaterialsPeriod CostsDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect   Labor

 

8.

Wages of workers assembling laptop computers.

Period   CostsDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect LaborDirect   MaterialsManufacturing Overhead

 

9.

Soldering materials used on factory assembly lines.

Direct Materials   and Manufacturing OverheadDirect LaborManufacturing OverheadPeriod   CostsDirect Materials

 

10.

Salaries for the night security guards for the factory building.

Manufacturing   OverheadPeriod CostsDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect   MaterialsDirect Labor

  

Gala Company is a manufacturer of laptop computers. Various costs and expenses associated with its operations are as follows.
 

The company intends to classify these costs and expenses into the following categories: (a) direct materials, (b) direct labor, (c) manufacturing overhead, and (d) period costs.
 

For each item, indicate the cost category to which it belongs.

    

Item

Category

 

1.

Property taxes on the factory building.

Period Costs   Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead Direct Materials and   Manufacturing Overhead

 

2.

Production superintendents’ salaries.

Period Costs   Direct Materials and Manufacturing Overhead Direct Materials Manufacturing   Overhead Direct Labor

 

3.

Memory boards and chips used in assembling computers.

Manufacturing   Overhead Direct Materials and Manufacturing Overhead Direct Labor Direct   Materials Period Costs

 

4.

Depreciation on the factory equipment.

Direct   Materials Direct Materials and Manufacturing Overhead Direct Labor Manufacturing   Overhead Period Costs

 

5.

Salaries for assembly-line quality control inspectors.

Direct   Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect MaterialsPeriod CostsDirect Labor   or Manufacturing Overhead

 

6.

Sales commissions paid to sell laptop computers.

Period   CostsManufacturing OverheadDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect   LaborDirect Materials

 

7.

Electrical components used in assembling computers.

Manufacturing   OverheadDirect MaterialsPeriod CostsDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect   Labor

 

8.

Wages of workers assembling laptop computers.

Period   CostsDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect LaborDirect   MaterialsManufacturing Overhead

 

9.

Soldering materials used on factory assembly lines.

Direct Materials   and Manufacturing OverheadDirect LaborManufacturing OverheadPeriod   CostsDirect Materials

 

10.

Salaries for the night security guards for the factory building.

Manufacturing   OverheadPeriod CostsDirect Materials and Manufacturing OverheadDirect   MaterialsDirect Labor