Classify costs OBJ. 1 Seymour Clothing Co. manufactures a variety of clothing types for distribution to several major retail chains. The following costs are incurred in the production and sale of blue jeans:

a. Shipping boxes used to ship orders

b. Consulting fee of $200,000 paid to industry specialist for marketing advice

c. Straight-line depreciation on sewing machines

d. Salesperson’s salary, $10,000 plus 2% of the total sales

e. Fabric

f. Dye g. Thread h. Salary of designers i. Brass buttons j. Legal fees paid to attorneys in defense of the company in a patent infringement suit,

$50,000 plus $87 per hour k. Insurance premiums on property, plant, and equipment, $70,000 per year plus $5 per

$30,000 of insured value over $8,000,000 l. Rental costs of warehouse, $5,000 per month plus $4 per square foot of storage used m. Supplies n. Leather for patches identifying the brand on individual pieces of apparel o. Rent on plant equipment, $50,000 per year p. Salary of production vice president q. Janitorial services, $2,200 per month r. Wages of machine operators s. Electricity costs of $0.10 per kilowatt-hour t. Property taxes on property, plant, and equipment Instructions Classify the preceding costs as either fixed, variable, or mixed. Use the following tabular headings and place an X in the appropriate column. Identify each cost by letter in the cost column.

Cost Fixed Cost Variable Cost Mixed Cost