Cost Classifications

Indicate whether each of the following costs for a bicycle manufacturer is a product or a period cost, a variable or a fixed cost, a value-adding or a non value adding cost, and, if it is a product cost, a direct or an indirect cost of the bicycle:

Cost Classification

Example

Product or Period

Variable or Fixed

Value-Adding or Non value-Adding

Direct or Indirect

Bicycle tire

Product

Variable

Value-adding

Direct

1. Depreciation on office computer

2. Labor to assemble bicycle

3. Labor to inspect bicycle

4. Internal auditor’s salary

5. Lubricant for wheels