Part II - resolve the following exercise (15 points) Lower Cost T manufactures two types of tires that it sells as wholesale products to various specialty retail auto supply stores. Each tire requires a three-step process. The first step is mixing. The mixing department combines some of the necessary direct materials to create the material mix that will become part of the tire. The second step includes the forming of each tire where the materials are layered to form the tire. This is an entirely automated process. The final step is finishing which is an entirely manual process. The finishing department includes curing and quality control. Required: 1. For each cost below in both columns (18 in total), indicate whether it is a direct variable, direct fixed, indirect variable, or indirect fixed cost, assuming "units of production of each kind of tire is the cost object. Answer: Costs: Rubber Reinforcement cables Other direct materials Depreciation on formers Depreciation on mixing machines Rent on factory building Fire insurance on factory building Factory utilities Finishing department hourly laborers Mixding department manager Material handlers in each department Custodian in factory Night guard in factory Machinist (nunning the mixing machine) Machine maintenance personnel in each department Maintenance supplies for factory Cleaning supplies for factory Machinist running the forming machines)