Ryan Corporation incurred the following costs while manufacturing its product.
|
Materials used in product |
$100,000 |
|
Depreciation on plant |
60,000 |
|
Property taxes on store |
7,500 |
|
Labor costs of assembly-line workers |
110,000 |
|
Factory supplies used |
13,000 |
|
Advertising expense |
$45,000 |
|
Property taxes on plant |
14,000 |
|
Delivery expense |
21,000 |
|
Sales commissions |
35,000 |
|
Salaries paid to sales clerks |
50,000 |
Instructions
(a)Identify each of the above costs as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, or period costs.
(b)Explain the basic difference in accounting for product costs and period costs.