Question

E2-19A Classify costs along the value chain for a muc Objectives 2 & 4) Suppose the smartphone manufacturer Kobo Electronics provides the following information for its costs last month (in millions): Delivery expense to customers via UPS.. Salaries of salespeople Chipset (the set of chips used on a phone's motherboard). $ 4 $56 $ 6 Exterior case for phone $ 8 $ 5 $60 $ 3 $ 1 Assembly-line workers' wages Depreciation on plant and equipmen. Rearrangement of production process to accommodate new robot... Salaries of scientists who developed new model.... $10

Answer 1

Kobo Electronics Value Chain Cost Classification
			Production
Cost	R & D	Design	Direct Materials	Direct Labor	Manufacturing Overhead	Marketing	Distribution	Customer Service
Delivery expenses to customers via UPS							$ 9
Salaries of salespeople						$ 4
Chipset			$ 56
Exterior case for phone			$ 6
Assembly line workers wages				$ 8
Technical customer support hotline								$ 5
Depreciation on plant and equipment					$ 60
Rearrangement of production process to accommodate new robot		$ 3
1-800 (toll free) line for customer orders						$ 1
Salaries of scientists who developed new model	$ 10
Total Costs	$10	$ 3	$ 62	$ 8	$ 60	$ 5	$ 9	$ 5