Slide 1
2.1 Ge ne r al Cost Classific ations
- Costs are an unavoidable busine ss
tr uth
- How c osts are c lassified de pe nds on
the type of organization
- Manufac tur
ing
- Me r
c handising
- Se r
vic e
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Manufac tur ing Costs
- Dir
e c t Mate r ials (DM)
- aka R
aw Mate r ials
- Mate r
ials use d in the final pr
- duc t
- Dir
e c t L abor (DL )
- aka touc h labor
- L
abor that dir e c tly handle s the asse mbly of the pr
- duc t
- Manufac tur
ing Ove r he ad (MOH)
- Aka fac tor
y ove rhe ad, fac tor y burde n
- All c osts of pr
- duc tion E
XCE PT dir e c t mate r ials and dir ec t labor
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Pr ime and Conve r sion Costs
Dir e c t Mate r ials Dir e c t L abor
Prime Costs
Manufac tur ing Ove r head
Conve rsion Costs
Dir e c t L abor is both a pr ime c ost and a c onve r sion c ost
E xhibit T 2M1~1 Prime and Conversion c osts
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