EXERCISE 1-17 Classifying Variable and Fixed Costs and Product and Period Costs LO1-3, LO1-4 Below are listed various costs that are found in organizations. 1. Hamburger buns in a Wendy's restaurant. 2. Advertising by a dental office. 3. Apples processed and canned by Del Monte. 4. Shipping canned apples from a Del Monte plant to customers. 5. Insurance on a Bausch \& Lomb factory producing contact lenses. 6. Insurance on Nucor's corporate headquarters. 7. Salary of a supervisor overseeing production of printers at Ricoh. 8. Commissions paid to automobile salespersons. 9. Depreciation of factory lunchroom facilities at a General Electric plant. 10. Steering wheels installed in Tesle electric vehicles. Required: Using the table shown below, describe each of the costs mentioned above in two ways. In terms of cost classifications for predicting cost behavior (column 1), indicate whether the cost is fixed or variable with respect to the number of units produced and sold. With respect to cost classifications for preparing financial statements (column 2), indicate whether the item is a product cost or period cost (selling and administrative cost). Problem 1-18 PROBLEM 1-18 Direct and Indirect Costs; Variable Costs LO1-1, LO1-4 The following cost data pertain to the operations of Montgomery Department Stores, Inc., for the month of July. The Evendale Store is one of many stores owned and operated by the company. The Apparel Department is one of many departments at the Evendale Store. The central warehouse serves all of the company's stores. Required: 1. What is the total amount of the costs listed above that are direct costs of the Apparel Department? 2. What is the total amount of the costs listed above that are direct costs of the Evendale Store? 3. What is the total amount of the Apparel Department's direct costs that are also variable costs with respect to total departmental sales