Loring Company incurred the following costs last year:

Costs Amounts
Direct materials $210,000
Factory rent 20,000
Direct labor 123,000
Factory utilities 6,400
Supervision in the factory 54,000
Indirect labor in the factory 34,000
Depreciation on factory equipment 6,000
Sales commissions 26,000
Sales salaries 66,000
Advertising 3 4,000
Depreciation on the headquarters building 9,600
Salary of the corporate receptionist 35,000
Other administrative costs 186,000
Salary of the factory receptionist 24,000

Required:
1. Classify each of the costs using the table provided. Be sure to total the amounts in each column.
2. What was the total product cost for last year?
3. What was the total period cost for last year?
4. If 30,000 units were produced last year, what would be the unit product cost?

1. please refer to item 1 in explanation table below

2. $477, 400

3. $256, 600

4. $15.91

Explanation:

Loring Company

(1)Classification of costs:

Direct Materials Direct Labor Overhead Selling ExpenseAdmin Expense

Direct materials          $210, 000    

Factory rent  $20, 000  

Direct labor  $123, 000    

Factory utilities  $6, 400  

Supervision in factory  $54, 000  

Indirect labor  $34, 000  

Depreciation of factory equipment  $6, 000  

Sales commission    $26, 000  

Sales salaries    $66, 000  

Advertising      $34, 000  

Depreciation on headquarter building    $9, 600

Salary of corporate receptionist    $35, 000

Other administrative costs    $186, 000

Salary of factory receptionist  $24, 000  

(2)Total Product cost is the total cost incurred in the production process. It is a sum of all direct labor costs, direct material costs and factory overhead costs. Factory overhead costs include factory rent, factory utilities, salaries of factory supervisor, indirect labor, indirect materials and depreciation of all equipment and plants used in the factory. These are basically all costs that re directly, and indirectly involved in the production process.  

Total Product cost = $210, 000 + $20, 000 + $123, 000 + $6, 400 + $54, 000 + $34, 000 + $34, 000 + $6, 000 + $24, 000 = $477, 400

(3)Total Period cost is any cost that cannot be capitalized into inventory, prepaid expenses or fixed assets. This cost is the cost that is incurred not as a result of production. They are incurred independently of the production process.

Total period costs = $26, 000 + $66, 000 + $34, 000 + $9, 600 + $35, 000 + $186, 000

= $356, 600

(4)Unit cost = $477, 400 / 30, 000 = $15.91

if kj of heat is transferred o 1200 g liquid water at 36'c, what would the new temperature of the water be? (he specific heat capacity of liquid water is 4.186 j/g''c)

a. 15'c

b.100'c

c.51'c

d.36'c