Norwood Appliance produces washers and dryers in an assembly-line process. Labor costs incurred during a recent period were: corporate executives, $100,000; assembly-line workers, $80,000; security guards, $18,000; and plant supervisor, $30,000.
Required:
1. The total of Norwood's direct labor cost was .

Total direct labor cost= $80,000

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Labor costs incurred during a recent period were:

corporate executives, $100,000

assembly-line workers, $80,000

security guards, $18,000

plant supervisor, $30,000

A labor cost is categorized as direct labor when it can be directly traced to the product line, meaning to a specific product.

In this case, the only direct labor cost is the assembly-line workers.

The security guards and plant supervisors are indirect labor, categorized in manufacturing overhead costs.

Total direct labor cost= 80,000

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