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Q.Wages account comes under which of the following heads ?

(a) Indirect incomes
(b) Direct incomes
(c) Indirect expenses
(d) Direct expenses
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Wages are a direct expense (Trading account); salaries are indirect (P&L). Option (d).

Expenses are classified by their link to the goods sold:

  • Direct expenses are incurred up to the point of making goods ready for sale — e.g. wages, carriage inward, freight. They are debited to the Trading account.
  • Indirect expenses (office and selling costs such as salaries, rent) are debited to the Profit and Loss account. …

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