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Direct material cost is the cost of the raw materials and components used to create a product. The materials must be easily identifiable with the resulting product (otherwise they are considered to be joint costs). The direct material cost is one of the few variable costs involved in the production process; as such, it is used in the derivation of throughput from production processes. Throughput is sales minus all totally variable expenses. Examples of direct materials are: 1  The timber used to construct a house. 2  The steel included in an automobile. 3  The circuit board included in a radio. 4  The fabric used to assemble clothing.
Indirect cost is the cost to run a company, which is otherwise referred to manufacturing overhead or simply overhead. Manufacturing overhead covers all other cost not associated with direct material and labour cost. The overhead contributes around 30% to the total cost of the garment (Jeffrey and Evans, 2011).8.3.2. Cost can be classified as direct or indirect, depending on their traceability. Direct cost is a cost that can be traced in relation to a produced product. The direct cost in the garment industry may be the direct cost of material (cost of fabric, cost of trims, etc.) and direct cost of labour.