Costs that might be incurred by service, merchandising, and manufacturing companies are described below:Sales commissions paid to sales associates in a department store   Shipping cost for Amazon  Electricity cost to heat and light a law firm   Rent on a storeroom used by Turf Pros to store lawn equipment  Salary of a supervisor in a Best Buy distribution center   Wages paid to production workers in a General Motors plant  Insurance on a Hershey factory   Fuel costs for Southwest Airlines  Depreciation of office equipment by Microsoft Corporation  Dishwashing in an Olive Garden restaurant  Salary of the CEO of Microsoft  Lubricants used to maintain machinery in a textile factory   Cost of metal cans used in a dog food factory   Cost of pizza boxes for

Domino's Pizza  Material handling costs for Frito Lay  Required:Classify each cost as variable (V) or fixed (F) with respect to volume or level of activity.

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Sales commissions paid to sales associates in a department store V
Shipping cost for AmazonV
Electricity cost to heat and light a law firm F
Rent on a storeroom used by Turf Pros to store lawn equipmentF
Salary of a supervisor in a Best Buy distribution center F
Wages paid to production workers in a General Motors plantV
Insurance on a Hershey factory F
Fuel costs for Southwest AirlinesV
Depreciation of office equipment by Microsoft CorporationF
Dishwashing in an Olive Garden restaurantV
Salary of the CEO of MicrosoftF
Lubricants used to maintain machinery in a textile factory V
Cost of metal cans used in a dog food factory V
Cost of pizza boxes for Domino's PizzaV
Material handling costs for Frito LayV

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