(1) "Reasonable cost", does not include a profit to the employer or to any affiliated person. Although the question of affiliation is one of fact, where any of the following persons operate company stores or commissaries or furnish lodging or other facilities they will normally be deemed "affiliated persons" within the meaning of the regulations: A spouse, child, parent, or other close relative of the employer; a partner, officer, or employee in the employer company or firm; a parent, subsidiary, or otherwise closely connected corporation; and an agent of the employer.