What Makes Up the Value Chain of a Firm? Describe

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Essay

What makes up the value chain of a firm? Describe the roles of primary activities and support activities in the value chain.

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Definitions:

LIFO

"Last In, First Out," an inventory valuation method where the most recently produced or purchased items are the first to be expensed.

Absorption Costing

A costing method where all manufacturing costs including both direct costs like labor and materials and indirect costs like overhead are allocated to the product.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only considers variable costs in the calculation of product or service costs, excluding fixed costs.

Net Operating Income

The profit a company makes from its regular business operations, excluding non-operating income and expenses.