Classifying Costs as Materials, Labor, or Factory Overhead Indicate whether the following costs of Procter & Gamble (PG), a maker of consumer products, would be classified as direct materials cost, direct labor cost, or factory overhead cost: Cost Classification a. Depreciation on assembly line equipment in the Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, paper products plant b. Licensing payments for use of Disney characters on children products c. Maintenance supplies d. Packaging materials e. Paper used in bath tissue f. Plant manager salary for the Iowa City, Iowa, plant g. Resins for body wash products h. Salary of process engineers i. Scents and fragrances used in making soaps and detergents j. Wages of production line employees at the Pineville, Louisiana, soap and detergent plant

The direct material cost is the cost which is incurred for the raw material

The direct labor cost is the cost which is incurred to pay the wages to assembly workers, the labor cost, etc

And, the factory overhead cost is the indirect cost which is required at the time of producing the product. Example - depreciation, repairs & maintenance, etc

So, the categorization is shown below:

a. Depreciation on assembly line equipment in the Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, paper products plant = factory overhead cost

b. Licensing payments for use of Disney characters on children products = factory overhead cost

c. Maintenance supplies = factory overhead cost

d. Packaging materials = direct material cost

e. Paper used in bath tissue = direct material cost

f. Plant manager salary for the Iowa City, Iowa, plant = factory overhead cost

g. Resins for body wash products = direct material cost

h. Salary of process engineers = factory overhead cost

i. Scents and fragrances used in making soaps and detergents = direct material cost

j. Wages of production line employees at the Pineville, Louisiana, soap and detergent plant = direct labor cost