The period costs of a textbook publisher would include:

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Period costs are expenses that are not directly related to the production of a product, but rather to the overall operations of the company. Advertising expenses are a common period cost for a publisher as they are necessary to market and sell the textbooks. The other options (wages of a press operator, factory utility costs, paper costs) are all examples of product costs, as they are directly related to the production of the textbooks.

The Period Costs of a Textbook Publisher Would Include