What are the arguments in favor of treating fixed manufacturing overhead costs as product costs?

Here, we will discuss the arguments in favor of treating fixed manufacturing overhead costs as product costs.

What are the arguments in favor of treating fixed manufactur

Green Wave Company plans to own and operate a storage rental facility. For the first month of operations, the company has the following transactions.

\begin{array}{ll} \text{1. January 1} & \text{Issue 10,000 shares of common stock in exchange for \$42,000 in cash.}\\ \text{2. January 5} & \text{Purchase land for \$24,000. A note payable is signed for the full amount.}\\ \text{3. January 9} & \text{Purchase storage container equipment for \$9,000 cash.}\\ \text{4. January 12} & \text{Hire three employees for \$3,000 per month.}\\ \text{5. January 18} & \text{Receive cash of \$13,000 in rental fees for the current month.}\\ \text{6. January 23} & \text{Purchase office supplies for \$3,000 on account.}\\ \text{7. January 31} & \text{Pay employees \$9,000 for the first month's salaries.}\\ \end{array}

Required: 1. Record each transaction. Green Wave uses the following accounts: Cash, Supplies, Land, Equipment, Common Stock, Accounts Payable, Notes Payable, Service Revenue, and Salaries Expense. 2. Post each transaction to T-accounts and compute the ending balance of each account. Since this is the first month of operations, all T-accounts have a beginning balance of zero. 3. After calculating the ending balance of each account, prepare a trial balance.