Elements of Cost

Nearly there are three elements of cost - labor, material, and expenses. These are additional divided into indirect and direct material, indirect and direct labor and direct and indirect expenses.  All direct costs (labor, material, and expenses) are noticeable to the last product or service of the solid.  All not direct costs (labor, material, and expenses) cannot be traced to the last product or service of the firm. They are called expenditure. These expenditures are additional classified into - factory expenditure, administration and office expenditure and selling & distribution expenditures.