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2. 2-16 (15 min.) Computing and interpreting manufacturing unit costs.3.4. 1.
(in millions)5. Supreme Deluxe Regular
Total
6. Direct material cost $ 89.00 $ 57.00 $60.00$206.00
7. Direct manuf. labor costs 16.00 26.00 8.0050.00
8. Manufacturin o!er"ea# costs 48.00 78.00 24.00 150.00
9. otal manuf. costs 153.00 161.00 92.00406.00
10. %i&e# costs allocate# at a rate
11. of $15M÷
$50M (#irect mf.12. labor) e'ual to $0.30 er
13. #ir. manuf. labor #ollar
14. (0.30×
$16 26 8) 4.80 7.80 2.40 15.00
15. *ariable costs $148.20 $153.20 $89.60$391.00
16. +nits ro#uce# (millions) 125 150 14017. ,ost er unit (otal manuf.18. costs - units ro#uce#) $1.2240 $1.0733 $0.657119. *ariable manuf. cost er unit20. (*ariable manuf. costs
21.
÷
+nits ro#uce#) $1.1856 $1.0213 $0.640022.23. (in millions)
24. Supreme Deluxe Regular
Total
25. ase# on total manuf. cost
26. er unit ($1.2240×
150
27. $1.0733×
190 $0.6571×
220) $183.60 $203.93 $144.56 $532.0928. ,orrect total manuf. costs base#29. on !ariable manuf. costs lus30. fi&e# costs e'ual
31. *ariable costs ($1.1856×
150 $177.84 $194.05 $140.80 $512.69
32. $1.0213×
190 $0.64×
220)33. %i&e# costs 15.0034. otal costs $527.69
35.36. "e total manufacturin cost er unit in re'uirement 1 inclu#es $15 million of in#irect
manufacturin costs t"at are fi&e# irresecti!e of c"anes in t"e !olume of outut er mont"/
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"ile t"e remainin !ariable in#irect manufacturin costs c"ane it" t"e ro#uction!olume. i!en t"e unit !olume c"anes for uust 2014/ t"e use of total manufacturin cost er unit from t"e ast mont" at a #ifferent unit !olume le!el (bot" in areate an# at t"ein#i!i#ual ro#uct le!el) ill o!erestimate total costs of $532.09 million in uust 2014relati!e to t"e correct total manufacturin costs of $527.69 million calculate# usin !ariable
manufacturin cost er unit times units ro#uce# lus t"e fi&e# costs of $15 million.3.3!. 2-1 (15 min.) Direct" indirect" fixed" and #aria$le costs.3%.
40. 1. east#irect/ !ariable41. %lour#irect/ !ariable42. acain materials#irect (or coul# be in#irect if small an# not trace# to eac" unit)/
!ariable43. Dereciation on o!ensin#irect/ fi&e# (unless units of outut #ereciation/ "ic"
t"en oul# be !ariable)44. Dereciation on mi&in mac"inesin#irect/ fi&e# (unless units of outut
#ereciation/ "ic" t"en oul# be !ariable)45. ent on factor: buil#inin#irect/ fi&e#46. %ire ;nsurance on factor: buil#inin#irect/ fi&e#47. %actor: utilitiesin#irect/ robabl: some !ariable an# some fi&e# (e../ electricit: ma:
be !ariable but "eatin costs ma: be fi&e#)48. %inis"in #eartment "ourl: laborers#irect/ !ariable (or fi&e# if t"e laborers are
un#er a union contract)49. Mi&in #eartment manaerin#irect/ fi&e#50. Materials "an#lers#een#s on "o t"e: are ai#. ;f ai# "ourl: an# not un#er union
contract/ t"en in#irect/ !ariable. ;f salarie# or un#er union contract/ t"en in#irect/ fi&e#51. ,usto#ian in factor:in#irect/ fi&e#52.
• Dereciation on mi&in mac"ines
• Mi&in Deartment manaer
• Materials "an#lers (of t"e Mi&in Deartment)
• Mac"inist (runnin t"e mi&in mac"ines)
• Mac"ine Maintenance ersonnel (of t"e Mi&in Deartment)
• Maintenance sulies (if searatel: i#entifie# for t"e Mi&in Deartment)
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60. ?f course t"e :east an# flour ill also be a #irect cost of t"e Mi&in Deartment/ but it isalrea#: a #irect cost of eac" in# of brea# ro#uce#.2-1! (15@20 min.) Classificationof costs" ser#ice sector.
61.62. ,ost ob=ect> Aac" in#i!i#ual focus rou
63. ,ost !ariabilit:> Bit" resect to t"e number of focus rous64. "ere ma: be some #ebate o!er classifications of in#i!i#ual items/ eseciall: it" rear#to cost !ariabilit:.
65.66. Cost &tem 6. D or & 6!. ' or (
69. 70. D 71. *72. 73. ; 74. %75. , 76. ; 77. *a
78. D 79. ; 80. %81. A 82. ; 83. *84. % 85. ; 86. %
87. 88. D 89. *90. C 91. ; 92. * b
93. ; ; %94.95. aome stu#ents ill note t"at "one call costs are !ariable "en eac" call "as a searate c"are. ;t ma: be a
fi&e# cost if Maret %ocus "as a flat mont"l: c"are for a line/ irresecti!e of t"e amount of usae.
96. basoline costs are liel: to !ar: it" t"e number of focus rous. Coe!er/ !e"icles liel: ser!e multile uroses/ an# #etaile# recor#s ma: be re'uire# to e&amine "o costs !ar: it" c"anes in one of t"e man: uroses ser!e#.
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%!. 2-1% (15@20 min.) Classification of costs" merc)andising sector.99.
100. ,ost ob=ect> D*Ds sol# in mo!ie section of store101. ,ost !ariabilit:> Bit" resect to c"anes in t"e number of D*Ds sol#102. "ere ma: be some #ebate o!er classifications of in#i!i#ual items/ eseciall: it"
rear# to cost !ariabilit:.103.
1*4. Cost &tem 1*5. D or & 1*6. ' or (
107. 108. D 109. %110. 111. ; 112. %113. , 114. D 115. *116. D 117. D 118. %119. A 120. ; 121. %
122. % 123. ; 124. *125. 126. ; 127. %128. C 129. D 130. *
131.
132.
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133. 2-2* (15@20 min.) Classification of costs" manufacturing sector.
134. ,ost ob=ect> :e of car assemble# (eana or Murano)135. ,ost !ariabilit:> Bit" resect to c"anes in t"e number of eanas assemble#136. "ere ma: be some #ebate o!er classifications of in#i!i#ual items/ eseciall: it"
rear# to cost !ariabilit:.
137.13!. Cost &tem 13%. D or & 14*. ' or (
141. 142. D 143. *144. 145. ; 146. %147. , 148. D 149. %150. D 151. D 152. *153. A 154. D 155. *156. % 157. ; 158. *159. 160. D 161. *162. C 163. ; 164. %
165.
166. 2-21 (20 min.) 'aria$le costs" fixed costs" total costs.
167. 1.16!. +inutes,mo
nt)
16%.
*
1*.
5*
11.
1**
12.
15*
13.
2**
14.
24*
15.
3**
16.
32.5
1.
35*
1!.
4**
1%.
45*
1!*.
51*
1!1.
54*
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6**
1!3.
65*
1!4. lan
/0,mont)
185.0
186.5187.
10188.
15189.
20190.
24191.
30192.32.75
193.35
194.40
195.45
196.51
197.54
198.60
199.65
2**. lan
/0,mont)
201.15
202.15
203.15
204.15
205.15
206.15
207.19.80
208.22
209.23.80
210.27.80
211.31.80
212.36.60
213.39
214.43.80
215.47.80
216. lan C
/0,mont)
217.22
218.22
219.22
220.22
221.22
222.22
223.22
224.22
225.22
226.22
227.22
228.22
229.23.50
230.26.50
231.29
232.
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Plan A Plan B Plan C
Number of long-distance minutes
Total Cost
233. 2. ;n eac" reion/ s"ton c"ooses t"e lan t"at "as t"e loest cost. %rom t"e
ra" (or from calculations)E/ e can see t"at if s"ton e&ects to use 0@150 minutes of lonF#istance eac" mont"/ s"e s"oul# bu: lan for [email protected] minutes/ lan an# for more t"an 327.5 minutes/ lan ,. ;f s"ton lans to mae 100 minutes of lonF#istance callseac" mont"/ s"e s"oul# c"oose lan for 240 minutes/ c"oose lan for 540 minutes/c"oose lan ,.
234.
235. EGet x be t"e number of minutes "en lan an# lan "a!e e'ual cost236. $0.10 x H $15
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237. x H $15 - $0.10 er minute H 150 minutes.238. Get y be t"e number of minutes "en lan an# lan , "a!e e'ual cost
239. $15 I $0.08 ( y @ 240) H $22240. $0.08 ( y @ 240) H $22 @ $15 H $7
241. y @ 240 H
$7 87.5
$0.08
=
242. y H 87.5 I 240 H 327.5 minutes243. 2-22 (15@20 min.) 'aria$le costs and fixed costs.244.245. 1. *ariable manufacturin cost er !e"icle
246. teel $1/500 er urfer 247. ires 625 er urfer 248. Direct manufacturin labor 700 er urfer 249. otal $2/825 er urfer
250.251. %i&e# manufacturin costs er mont"252. lant manaement costs ($1/200/000 - 12)
$ 100/000253. ,ost of leasin e'uiment ($1/800/000 - 12)
150/000254. ,it: license (for 110 surfers or 550 tires)
74/500255. otal fi&e# manufacturin costs $324/500
256.257. %i&e# costs er mont" (1 surfer taes 5 tires)258. 0 to 100 surfers er mont" H
$100/000 I $150/000 I $50/000 H $300/000259. 101 to 200 surfers er mont" H $100/000
I $150/000 I $74/500 H $324/500260. More t"an 200 surfers er mont" H $100/000
I $150/000 I $200/000 H $450/000261.262. 2.
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263.264.265. "e concet of rele!ant rane is otentiall: rele!ant for bot" ra"s. Coe!er/ t"e
'uestion #oes not lace restrictions on t"e unit !ariable costs. "e rele!ant rane for t"e totalfi&e# costs is from 0 to 100 surfers 101 to 200 surfers more t"an 200 surfers. Bit"in t"ese
ranes/ t"e total fi&e# costs #o not c"ane in total.266.
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267. 3.26!.
26%. 'e)icles
roduc
ed
2*. per+ont)
21.
22. Tiresroduce
d
23. per+ont)
24.
25.
26. (ixed Cost
2. per+ont)
2!.
2%.
2!*. nit (ixed
2!1. Cost per 'e)icle
2!2.
2!3. nit'aria$le
2!4. Costper
'e)icle
2!5.
2!6. nitTotal
2!. Costper
'e)icle
2!!. /1 2!%. /2 /1 5
2%*. /3 2%1. /4 (C - /1 2%2. /5 2%3. /6 /4 /5
294. (a)100
295. 500 296. $300/000
297. $300/000 - 100 H$3/000
298. $2/825 299. $5/825
306. (b)225
307. 1/125 308. $450/000
309. $450/000 - 225 H$2/000
310. $2/825 311. $4/825
312.313. "e unit cost for 100 !e"icles ro#uce# er mont" is $5/825/ "ile for 225 !e"icles it is
onl: $4/825. "is #ifference is cause# b: t"e fi&e# cost increment of $150/000 (an increase
of 50J/ $150/000 - $300/000 H 50J) bein srea# o!er an increment of 125 (225 @ 100)!e"icles (an increase of 125J/ 125 - 100). "e fi&e# cost er unit is t"erefore loer.
314.
315. 2-23 (20 min.) 'aria$le costs" fixed costs" rele#ant range.316.317. 1. "e ro#uction caacit: is 4/400 =a breaers er mont". "erefore/ t"e current
annual rele!ant rane of outut is 0 to 4/400 =a breaers K 12 mont"s H 0 to 52/800 =a breaers.
318.319. 2. ,urrent annual fi&e# manufacturin costs it"in t"e rele!ant rane are $1/300 K
12 H $15/600 for rent an# ot"er o!er"ea# costs/ lus $9/500 - 10 H $950 for #ereciation/
totalin $16/550.320. "e !ariable costs/ t"e materials/ are 10 cents er =a breaer/ or $3/720 ($0.10 er =a breaer K 3/100 =a breaers er mont" K 12 mont"s) for t"e :ear.321.322. 3. ;f #eman# c"anes from 3/100 to 6/200 =a breaers er mont"/ or from 3/100 K
12 H 37/200 to 6/200 K 12 H 74/400 =a breaers er :ear/ eetum ill nee# a secon#mac"ine. ssumin eetum bu:s a secon# mac"ine i#entical to t"e first mac"ine/ it illincrease caacit: from 4/400 =a breaers er mont" to 8/800. "e annual rele!ant raneill be beteen 4/400 K 12 H 52/800 an# 8/800 K 12 H 105/600 =a breaers.
323. ssume t"e secon# mac"ine costs $9/500 an# is #ereciate# usin strai"tFline#ereciation o!er 10 :ears an# Lero resi#ual !alue/ =ust lie t"e first mac"ine. "is ill a##
$950 of #ereciation er :ear.324. %i&e# costs for ne&t :ear ill increase to $17/500 from $16/550 for t"e current :ear I$950 (because rent an# ot"er fi&e# o!er"ea# costs ill remain t"e same at $15/600). "at is/total fi&e# costs for ne&t :ear e'ual $950 (#ereciation on first mac"ine) I $950(#ereciation on secon# mac"ine) I $15/600 (rent an# ot"er fi&e# o!er"ea# costs).
325. "e !ariable cost er =a breaer ne&t :ear ill be 90J K $0.10 H $0.09. otal !ariablecosts e'ual $0.09 er =a breaer K 74/400 =a breaers H $6/696.
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326. ;f eetum #eci#es not to increase caacit: an# meet onl: t"at amount of #eman# for"ic" it "as a!ailable caacit: (4/400 =a breaers er mont" or 4/400 K 12 H 52/800 =a breaers er :ear)/ t"e !ariable cost er unit ill be t"e same at $0.10 er =a breaer.nnual total !ariable manufacturin costs ill increase to $0.10 K 4/400 =a breaers ermont" K 12 mont"s H $5/280. nnual total fi&e# manufacturin costs ill remain t"e same/
$16/550.327.
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2.24 (20 min.) Cost dri#ers and #alue c)ain.328.
1. ;#entif: customer nee#s ("at #o smart"one users ant)Desin of ro#ucts an# rocesses
329. erform maret researc" on cometin bran#sDesin of ro#ucts an# rocesses
330. Desin a rotot:e of t"e M, smart"oneDesin of ro#ucts an# rocesses331. Maret t"e ne #esin to cell "one comaniesMaretin332. Manufacture t"e M, smart"onero#uction333. rocess or#ers from cell "one comaniesDistribution334. acae t"e M, smart"onesro#uction335. Deli!er t"e M, smart"ones to t"e cell "one comaniesDistribution336. ro!i#e online assistance to cell "one users for use of t"e M, smart"one
,ustomer er!ice337. Mae #esin c"anes to t"e M, smart"one base# on customer fee#bac
Desin of ro#ucts an# rocesses338. 2.
33%. 'alueC)ain
Categor7 34*. cti#it7 341. Cost Dri#er
342. Design
of
products
and
processes
343. ;#entif: customer nee#s 344.
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smart"ones to cell "onecomanies
"one comanies
371. Customer
ser#ice
372. ro!i#e onFlineassistance to cell "oneusers for use of t"e M,
smart"one
373.
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35. 2-25 (10@15 min.) Cost dri#ers and functions.36.
3. 1.
3!. (unction 3%. Representati#e Cost Dri#er
380. 1. ccounts a:able
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3%%. 2-26 (20 min.) Total costs and unit costs400.401. 1.4*2. 9um$er of guests
5* 1** 15* 2** 25* 3**
403. *ariable cost er uest404. ($80 caterer c"are @405. $5 #iscount for a#!ertisin) $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75
$75406. %i&e# ,osts $14/000 $14/000 $14/000 $14/000 $14/000 $14/000
$14/000407. *ariable costs (number of 408. uests K !ariable cost er409. uest) 0 3/750 7/500 11/250 15/000 18/750
22/500410. otal costs (fi&e# I !ariable) $14/000 $17/750 $21/500 $25/250 $29/000 $32/750
$36/500
411.
412.
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
$F
$5/000
$10/000
$15/000
$20/000
$25/000
$30/000
$35/000
$40/000
%i&e# costs
*ariables ,osts
otal ,osts
9um$er of :uests
Costs
413. 2.
414. 9um$er of guests
415.
*
416. 5
*
41.
1**
41!.
15*
41%. 2
**
42*. 2
5*
421. 3
**
422. otal costs423. (fi&e# I !ariable)
424.$14/00
0
425. $17/7
50
426.$21/50
0
427.$25/25
0
428. $29/0
00
429. $32/750
430. $36/500
431. ,osts er uest (total
costs÷
number of uests) 432.
433.
$355 434.$215
435.
$168.33
436. $
145 437. $131
438. $
121.67
439.440. s s"on in t"e table abo!e/ for 150 atten#ees t"e total cost ill be $25/250/ an# t"e
cost er atten#ee ill be $168.33.441.442. s s"on in t"e table in re'uirement 2/ for 200 atten#ees/ t"e total cost ill be $29/000/
an# t"e cost er atten#ee ill be $145.
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443.444. A s"oul# c"are customers base# on t"e number of uests. s t"e number of uests
increase/ A coul# offer rice #iscounts because its fi&e# costs oul# be srea# o!er alarer number of uests.
445.
446. lternati!el:/ A coul# c"are a flat fee of $10/000 lus a marin for t"emusic. "e caterin costs oul# t"en !ar: less it" t"e number of uests because onl:$4/000 of fi&e# costs oul# be srea# o!er t"e number of uests. %or 100 uests/ t"e fi&e#caterin cost er uest oul# be $40 ($4/000 - 100 uests) for 200 uests/ it oul# be $20($4/000 - 200 uests). ANs total cost oul# be $115 (!ariable cost er uest of $75 I fi&e#caterin cost er uest of $40) for 100 uests an# $95 (!ariable cost er uest of $75 I fi&e#caterin cost er uest of $20) for 200 uests.
44.
44!. 2-2 (25 min.) Total and unit cost" decision ma8ing.449.450. 1.
451.
0 5000 10000 15000
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
Fixed Costs Variable Costs
Total Man!a"trin# Costs
Number of Flanges
Total Manufacturing Costs
452.453.
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460.461. lternati!el:/462. t %loraNs rice of $10 er flane>463. e!enue 464.
$10465.K
466.5/000
467.H
468.$50/000
469. *ariable costs 470.$3.80 471.K 472.5/000 473.H 474.19/000
475. %i&e# costs 476. 477.478. 479. 480. 38/000
481. ?eratin loss 482. 483.484. 485.486. $(7/000)
487.488. a:leNs lassors cannot sell belo $10 er flane an# mae a rofit. t %loraNs rice
of $10 er flane/ t"e coman: "as an oeratin loss of $7/000.489.490. 3. ;f a:leNs lassors ro#uces 10/000 units/ t"en total in!entoriable cost ill be>
491. *ariable cost ($3.80 K 10/000) I fi&e# manufacturin costs/ $28/000 H totalmanufacturin costs/ $66/000.492.493.2!erae (unit) in!entoriable (manufacturin) cost ill be $66/000 - 10/000 units H $6.60 er flane
494. +nit total cost inclu#in bot" in!entoriable an# erio# costs ill be495. ($66/000 I $10/000) - 10/000 H $7.60 er flane/ an# a:leNs lassors ill be able to
sell t"e flanes for less t"an %lora an# still mae a rofit.496.497. lternati!el:/498. t %loraNs rice of $10 er flane>499. e!enue 500.
$10501.K
502. 10/000
503.H
504.$100/000
505. *ariablecosts
506.$3.80
507.K
508. 10/000
509.H
510.38/000
511. %i&e# costs 512. 513. 514. 515. 516. 38/000
517. ?eratinincome
518. 519. 520. 521. 522. $24/000
523.
524. a:leNs lassors can sell at a rice belo $10 er flane an# still mae a rofit. "ecoman: earns oeratin income of $24/000 at a rice of $10 er flane. "e coman: illearn oeratin income as lon as t"e rice e&cee#s $7.60 er flane.
525.526. "e reason t"e unit cost #ecreases sinificantl: is t"at in!entoriable (manufacturin)
fi&e# costs an# fi&e# erio# (nonFmanufacturin) costs remain t"e same rear#less of t"enumber of units ro#uce#. o/ as a:leNs lassors ro#uces more units/ fi&e# costs aresrea# o!er more units/ an# cost er unit #ecreases. "is means t"at if :ou use unit costs to
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mae #ecisions about ricin/ an# "ic" ro#uct to ro#uce/ :ou must be aare t"at t"e unitcost onl: alies to a articular le!el of outut.
52.
52!. 2-2! (20@30 min.)&n#entoria$le costs #ersus period costs.529.
530. 1. Manufacturing-sector companies urc"ase materials an# comonents an# con!ertt"em into #ifferent finis"e# oo#s.531. Merchandising-sector companies urc"ase an# t"en sell tanible ro#ucts it"outc"anin t"eir basic form.
532. Service-sector companies ro!i#e ser!ices or intanible ro#ucts to t"eir customersfor e&amle/ leal a#!ice or au#its.
533. ?nl: manufacturin an# merc"an#isin comanies "a!e in!entories of oo#s for sale.534.535. 2. Inventoriable costs are all costs of a ro#uct t"at are rear#e# as an asset "ent"e: are incurre# an# t"en become cost of oo#s sol# "en t"e ro#uct is sol#. "ese costs for a
manufacturin coman: are inclu#e# in orFinFrocess an# finis"e# oo#s in!entor: (t"e: arein!entorie#) to buil# u t"e costs of creatin t"ese assets.536. Period costs are all costs in t"e income statement ot"er t"an cost of oo#s sol#."ese costs are treate# as e&enses of t"e erio# in "ic" t"e: are incurre# because t"e: are resume# not to benefit future erio#s (or because t"ere is not sufficient e!i#ence to conclu#et"at suc" benefit e&ists). A&ensin t"ese costs imme#iatel: best matc"es e&enses to re!enues.537.538. 3. (a)Gettuce an# tomatoes urc"ase# for resale b: tar maretin!entoriable cost of amerc"an#isin coman:. ;t becomes art of cost of oo#s sol# "en t"e lettuce an# tomatoes aresol#.
(b) Alectricit: use# for li"tin at Ma:ta refrierator assembl: lantin!entoriable cost of amanufacturin coman:. ;t is art of t"e manufacturin o!er"ea# t"at is inclu#e# in t"emanufacturin cost of a refrierator finis"e# oo#.
(c) Dereciation on a"ooONs comuter e'uiment use# to u#ate #irectories of ebsiteserio#cost of a ser!ice coman:. a"ooO "as no in!entor: of oo#s for sale an#/ "ence/ noin!entoriable cost.
(#) Alectricit: use# to ro!i#e li"tin for tar MaretNs store aisleserio# cost of amerc"an#isin coman:. ;t is a cost t"at benefits t"e current erio#/ an# it is not traceable tooo#s urc"ase# for resale.
(e) Dereciation on Ma:taNs assembl: testin e'uimentin!entoriable cost of a manufacturincoman:. ;t is art of t"e manufacturin o!er"ea# t"at is inclu#e# in t"e manufacturin cost of arefrierator finis"e# oo#.
(f) alaries of tar MaretNs maretin ersonnelerio# cost of a merc"an#isin coman:. ;t is acost t"at is not traceable to oo#s urc"ase# for resale. ;t is resume# not to benefit future erio#s (or at least not to "a!e sufficientl: reliable e!i#ence to estimate suc" future benefits).
() errier mineral ater consume# b: a"ooONs softare enineerserio# cost of a ser!icecoman:. a"ooO "as no in!entor: of oo#s for sale an#/ "ence/ no in!entoriable cost.
(") alaries of a"ooONs maretin ersonnelerio# cost of a ser!ice coman:. a"ooO "as noin!entor: of oo#s for sale an#/ "ence/ no in!entoriable cost.539.