Carley Inc

question 20

Short Answer

Carley Inc.incurs many types of costs in its operations.Place the number of the appropriate stage in the value chain in Column 2 in the blank next to each cost in column 1. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad&\text { Cost } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Stage in the } \\\text { Value Chain }\end{array} \\\hline & \text { Transportation costs to ship } & \begin{array} { l } \text { 1. Customer } \\\text { vans to customers }\end{array} \\\hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Labor costs for factory } \\\text { workers }\end{array} & \text { 2. Distribution } \\\hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Overtime costs for scientists } \\\text { working on new engine } \\\text { technolocy }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { 3. Research \& } \\\text { Dev elopment }\end{array} \\\hline &\begin{array} { l } \text { Utilities cost for the design } \\\text { testing center }\end{array} & \text { 4. Marketing } \\\hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Costs to sunvey customers } \\\text { about their satisfaction }\end{array} & \text { 5. Production } \\\hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Costs to sponsor a sporting } \\\text { event }\end{array} & \text { 6. Design } \\\hline\end{array}$$

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