When an upholstered chair is the cost object,minor materials,such as tacks and nails,used to manufacture the chair would probably be classified as a(n)________.
A) direct production cost
B) direct nonproduction cost
C) indirect production cost
D) indirect nonproduction cost

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Tacks and nails, while used in the manufacturing of an upholstered chair, are considered indirect production costs because they are minor materials that are difficult to trace directly to the production of a single chair. They are part of the manufacturing overhead.

When an Upholstered Chair Is the Cost Object,minor Materials,such as Tacks