Identify how each of the costs is to be classified


A partial list of Heartland Hotel's costs is provided below.

  1. Salary of the hotel president
  2. Depreciation of the hotel
  3. Cost of a new carpeting
  4. Cost of soaps and shampoos for rooms
  5. Cost of food
  6. Wages of desk clerks
  7. Cost to paint lobby
  8. Cost of advertising in local newspaper
  9. Utility cost
  10. Cost of valet service
  11. General maintenance supplies
  12. Wages of maids
  13. Wages of bellhops
  14. Wages of convention setup employees
  15. Pay-for-view rental costs(in room)
  16. Cost of room minibar supplies
  17. Guest room telephone costs for long distance calls.
  18. Wages of kitchen employees
  19. Cost of laundering towels and bedding
  20. Cost to replace lobby furniture
  21. Training for hotel restaurant servers
  22. Champagne for guests

1. What would be Heartlands logical definition for the final costobject?

2. Identify how each of the costs is to be classified as eitherdirect or indirect. Define direct costs in terms of a hotel questas the cost object.

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