Closet Links Clothing Company provided the following manufacturing costs for the month of June. Direct labor cost $138,000 Direct materials cost 85,000 Equipment depreciation (straight-line) 24,000 Factory insurance 19,000 Factory manager's salary 11,000 Janitor's salary 3,000 Packaging costs 19,200 Property taxes 14,000 From the above information, calculate Closet Link's total variable costs.

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Frida Watkins

20 March, 22:37

Closet Links Clothing Company provided the following manufacturing costs for the month of June. Direct labor cost $138,000 Direct materials cost 85,000 Equipment depreciation (straight-line) 24,000 Factory insurance 19,000 Factory manager's salary 11,000 Janitor's salary 3,000 Packaging costs 19,200 Property taxes 14,000 From the above information, calculate Closet Link's total variable costs.

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Mason Hanson · Answer 1

The Total Variable Cost is $242,200

Explanation:

The variable costs are all the prime costs which is all direct costs which includes direct labor $138,000, direct material $85,000 and packaging costs $19,200 which increases with the activity level increases. This means that the cost that doesn't change with the change in activity level are fixed costs and these are depreciation, factory insurance, Manager and supervisor's salary, and property taxes which are fixed for the year.