Classify Each Cost Item of Ripon Printers into One of the Business

question 19

Essay

Classify each cost item of Ripon Printers into one of the business functions of the value chain, either (1)R&D, (2)design, (3)production, (4)marketing, (5)distribution, or (6)customer service.
Item:
a. cost of customer order forms
b. cost of paper used in manufacture of books
c. cost of paper used in packing cartons to ship books
d. cost of paper used in display at national trade show
e. depreciation of trucks used to transport books to college bookstores
f. cost of the wood used to manufacture paper
g. salary of the scientists attempting to find another source of printing ink
h. cost of defining the book size so that a standard-sized box is filled to capacity

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Definitions:

Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities

Financial instruments such as bonds that a company intends and is able to hold until they mature, rather than trading them.

Amortized Cost Basis

An accounting method that gradually reduces the cost value of a tangible or intangible asset through periodic amortization charges.

Fair Value

Fair value is the price at which an asset would be bought or sold in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

GAAP Accounting

A set of accounting standards and practices known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, used primarily in the United States to ensure financial reporting consistency and transparency.