AFM102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Direct Labor Cost, Variable Cost, Fixed Cost
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Chapter 2
Direct Materials: Those materials that become an integral part of a finished
product and can be conveniently traced to it.
Indirect Materials: Small items of material that may become an integral part of a
finished product but whose costs of tracing exceed the benefits.
Direct Labor: Those factory labor costs that can be traced easily to individual units
of product.
Indirect Labor: The labor costs of janitors, supervisors, material handlers, and
other factory workers that cannot be conveniently traced directly to particular
products.
Manufacturing Overhead: All costs associated with manufacturing except direct
materials and direct labour.
Conversion Cost: Direct labor cost plus manufacturing overhead cost.
Prime Cost: Direct materials cost plus direct labor cost.
Overtime Premiums: The extra hourly wage rate paid to workers who must work
more than their normal time requirements.
Marketing or Selling Costs: All costs necessary to secure customer orders and get
the finished product or service to the customer.
Administrative Costs: All executive, organizational, and clerical costs associated
with the general management of an organization rather than with manufacturing,
marketing, or selling.
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Document Summary
Direct materials: those materials that become an integral part of a finished product and can be conveniently traced to it. Indirect materials: small items of material that may become an integral part of a finished product but whose costs of tracing exceed the benefits. Direct labor: those factory labor costs that can be traced easily to individual units of product. Indirect labor: the labor costs of janitors, supervisors, material handlers, and other factory workers that cannot be conveniently traced directly to particular products. Manufacturing overhead: all costs associated with manufacturing except direct materials and direct labour. Conversion cost: direct labor cost plus manufacturing overhead cost. Prime cost: direct materials cost plus direct labor cost. Overtime premiums: the extra hourly wage rate paid to workers who must work more than their normal time requirements. Marketing or selling costs: all costs necessary to secure customer orders and get the finished product or service to the customer.