ACCT 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Income Statement
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Classification of cost relates to the way an organisation sets out its income statement. If the cost is related to inventory or manufacturing of goods sold. If the cost is related to selling or administration of the inventory sold components of the costs not a component of the cost. Manufacturing cost costs incurred in the process of converting raw materials into finished goods: classified as direct or indirect costs. Direct manufacturing costs can be traced directly to a cost object: cost of raw (direct) materials. Can be easily associated and traced to finished product ina convenient and cost-effective way: cost of direct labour. Directly traceable to the product in a convenient and cost effective way. Involved with the physical transformation of raw materials into the finished goods. Other overhead costs: cost of indirect materials. Necessary for production but do not become part of the finished production e. g. lubricating oil for machine.