Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259995484
Author: Ray Garrison
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Products costs refer to the cost incurred by the firm to produce a product or render a service. It includes expenses such as labor, raw material, manufacturing overheads, consumable supplies, etc.

The types of product cost involved in the production of the product in a manufacturing concern is to be determined.

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Solution:

The three major product cost are:

  1. Direct material cost
  2. Direct labor cost
  3. manufacturing overheads

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The Product cost is the sum total of all the costs incurred to get the finished product into existence. The Product cost comprises of the following costs:

  • Direct Material cost: are raw materials purchased that go directly into producing the products. These costs are variable in nature.
  • Direct Labor cost: are the wages paid to laborers who are directly involved in the processing of raw material for its conversion into finished goods. These costs are also variable in nature.
  • Manufacturing Overheads: The Manufacturing overheads are termed as all indirect costs which are incurred in the factory or the work place as necessary cost for the processing. These include indirect material, stores consumed, indirect labour, depreciation of machines, repairs of machines, other indirect cost related to factory, etc. The manufacturing overheads may be fixed or variable in nature.

Product cost is the sum of all the above costs incurred in producing a product.

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Chapter 1 Solutions

Managerial Accounting

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