Apartial listing of costs incurred during december at rooks corporation appears below: factory supplies $7,000 administrative wages and salaries $92,000 direct materials $176,000 sales staff salaries $32,000 factory depreciation $52,000 corporate headquarters building rent $47,000 indirect labor $23,000 marketing $136,000 direct labor $82,000 the total of the product costs listed above for december is:

To solve add up all of the product costs which include, factory supplies, administrative wages and salaries, direct materials and sales staff salaries.

$7,000 + $92,000 + $176,000 + $32,000 = $307,000

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