Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.Indirect costs cannot be traced to a cost object in a cost-effective manner.  For a factory with several departments, each department could be treated as a cost object.  Depreciation on a factory building is a direct cost for the departments in the factory.  For a factory with several departments, depreciation on equipment used in one department would be a direct cost to that department.  An individual cost cannot be both fixed and direct with respect to a particular cost object.  

What will be an ideal response?


Indirect costs cannot be traced to a cost object in a cost-effective manner.True
For a factory with several departments, each department 
could be treated as a cost object.
True
Depreciation on a factory building is a direct cost for the departments in the factory.False
For a factory with several departments, depreciation on equipment used in one department would be a direct cost to that department.True
An individual cost cannot be both fixed and direct with respect to a particular cost object.False

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