The PC Works assembles custom computers from components supplied by various manufacturers. The company is very small and its assembly shop and retail sales store are housed in a single facility in a Redmond, Washington, industrial park. Listed below are some of the costs that the company incurs.

Required:

For each cost, indicate whether it would most likely be classified as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling, or an administrative cost.

1. The cost of a hard drive installed in a computer.

multiple choice 1

Direct labor cost

Direct materials cost

Manufacturing overhead cost

Selling cost

Administrative cost

2. The cost of advertising in the Puget Sound Computer User newspaper.

multiple choice 2

Direct labor cost

Direct materials cost

Manufacturing overhead cost

Selling cost

Administrative cost

3. The wages of employees who assemble computers from components.

multiple choice 3

Direct labor cost

Direct materials cost

Manufacturing overhead cost

Selling cost

Administrative cost

4. Sales commissions paid to the companys salespeople.

multiple choice 4

Direct labor cost

Direct materials cost

Manufacturing overhead cost

Selling cost

Administrative cost

5. The salary of the assembly shops supervisor.

multiple choice 5

Direct labor cost

Direct materials cost

Manufacturing overhead cost

Selling cost

Administrative cost

6. The salary of the companys accountant.

multiple choice 6

Direct labor cost

Direct materials cost

Manufacturing overhead cost

Selling cost

Administrative cost

7. Depreciation on equipment used to test assembled computers before release to customers.

multiple choice 7

Direct labor cost

Direct materials cost

Manufacturing overhead cost

Selling cost

Administrative cost