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Direct materials cost
Cost of the materials in a product
Cost of the materials in a product
Direct materials cost the cost of direct materials which can be easily identified with the unit of production. For example, the cost of glass is a direct materials cost in light bulb manufacturing.
The manufacture of products or goods requires material as the prime element. In general, these materials are divided into two categories. These categories are direct materials and indirect materials.
Direct materials are also called productive materials, raw materials, raw stock, stores and only materials without any descriptive title.
References
References
- Lanen, W. N., Anderson, S., Maher, M. W. (2008). ''Fundamentals of Cost Accounting'', McGraw Hill, {{ISBN. 978-0-07-352672-0
- Michael R. Kinney, Cecily A. Raiborn, ''Cost Accounting: Foundation and Evolution'', 7th edition
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