Sturbridge Company Manufactures Fine Furniture and Grandfather Clocks

question 23

Multiple Choice

Sturbridge Company manufactures fine furniture and grandfather clocks. Sturbridge has an excellent reputation, and each grandfather clock sells for several thousand dollars. Which of the following is an indirect cost, assuming the cost object is the Clock Department?

• A) Salary of the clock production supervisor
• B) Depreciation on the factory building
• C) Depreciation on clock-making equipment
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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