The following is a list of costs incurred by several businesses:
expense or an administrative expense.
Costs
Classification
a Salary of quality control supervisor
b Packing supplies for products sold. These supplies are a very small portion of the total cost of the product.
c Factory operating supplies
d Depreciation of factory equipment
e Hourly wages of warehouse laborers
f Wages of company controller's secretary
g Maintenance and repair costs for factory equipment
h Paper used by commercial printer
i Entertainment expenses for sales representatives
j Protective glasses for factory machine operators
k Sales commissions
I. Cost of hogs for meat processor
m Cost of telephone operators for a tollfree hotline to help customers operate products
n Hard drives fo a microcomputer manufacturer
o Lumber used by furniture manufacturer
p Wages of a machine operator on the production line
q Firstaid supplies for factory workers
r Tires for an automobile manufacturer
s Paper used by Computer Department in processing various managerial reports
t Seed for grain farmer
u Health insurance premiums paid for factory workers
v Costs of information technology support for the corporate headquarters
w Costs for television advertisement
Executive bonus for vice president of marketing