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Which costs following classified as mixed cost ?

1- Accountants salaries .

2- Sales commission .

3- Electricity .

4- Raw materials .

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Date Posted: 2015/08/23
Asad Ahmed
by Asad Ahmed , Manager Finance & Company Secretary , Connect Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Electricity is classified as mixed cost because it have both Fixed and variable factor

Ahmed ElGhossein
by Ahmed ElGhossein , Deputy Finance Manager , Gulf Insurance Group K.S.C.P.

Electricity included in the overhead costs which is a "mixed cost", while salaries are administrative expenses, commissions are selling expenses, Raw materials are direct costs.

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

Electricity is the correct answer Thank you

Ahmed Awny
by Ahmed Awny , Accounting Supervisor , Publicis Re:Sources - Part of Publicis Media Group

3- Electricity because it contains both Fixed and Variable costs.

Shadab Ali Khan
by Shadab Ali Khan , Transaction Processing Analyst , Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd

I think that  Electricity is mixed cost because this expense is directly related to the manufacturing expense.

Mohsin Patel
by Mohsin Patel , Accounting Analyst , Water G.

Accounts - Fixed salary + Overtime

Sales Commission - Salary + Additional Sales/Commission Bonus

Electricity - Standing charge + Usuage

Belal Abdelhamid
by Belal Abdelhamid , Finance Manager , Retaj Global Hotel & Resorts

Answer is B (Sales commission)

Said Shaban
by Said Shaban , Accountant , Tri State Materials Testing

Mixed costs have both fixed and a variable components.

so,the answer is :2- Sales commission

Badar Khan
by Badar Khan , Accounts cum administrative assistant , Al Qassimia Drivng Training Centre.Sharjah

Accountant salaries is a mixed cost because it includes fixed as well as variable cost

Safeer Koyithan Kandy
by Safeer Koyithan Kandy , General Accountant , Hala Trading

Answer is Option 

3- Electricity .

Hamed Alsarari
by Hamed Alsarari , Business Developer , HiPack

Electricity is a mixed cost because it has a variable and a fixed cost, ex. some10 machines work for8 hours/day and u have another2 macheins u use them some times for less than8 hours. This is how u count a mixed cost.

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