Campbell Soup Company incurs the following costs: a. Purchase of tomatoes by a canning plant for...

 

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Campbell Soup Company incurs the following costs: a. Purchase of tomatoes by a canning plant for Campbell's tomato soup products b. Materials purchased for redesigning Pepperidge Farm biscuit containers to make bis- cuits stay fresh longer c. Payment to Backer, Spielvogel, & Bates, the advertising agency, for advertising work on Healthy Request line of soup products d. Salaries of food technologists researching feasibility of a Prego pizza sauce that has minimal calories e. Payment to Safeway for redeeming coupons on Campbell's food products f. Cost of a toll-free telephone line used for customer inquiries about using Campbell's soup products g. Cost of gloves used by line operators on the Swanson Fiesta breakfast-food produc- tion line h. Cost of handheld computers used by Pepperidge Farm delivery staff serving major supermarket accounts Required Classify each cost item (a-h) as one of the business functions in the value chain in Exhibit 1-2 (p. 6). Exhibit 1-2 Research and Development Different Parts of the Value Chain Design of Products and Processes Administration Production Marketing Distribution Customer Service Campbell Soup Company incurs the following costs: a. Purchase of tomatoes by a canning plant for Campbell's tomato soup products b. Materials purchased for redesigning Pepperidge Farm biscuit containers to make bis- cuits stay fresh longer c. Payment to Backer, Spielvogel, & Bates, the advertising agency, for advertising work on Healthy Request line of soup products d. Salaries of food technologists researching feasibility of a Prego pizza sauce that has minimal calories e. Payment to Safeway for redeeming coupons on Campbell's food products f. Cost of a toll-free telephone line used for customer inquiries about using Campbell's soup products g. Cost of gloves used by line operators on the Swanson Fiesta breakfast-food produc- tion line h. Cost of handheld computers used by Pepperidge Farm delivery staff serving major supermarket accounts Required Classify each cost item (a-h) as one of the business functions in the value chain in Exhibit 1-2 (p. 6). Exhibit 1-2 Research and Development Different Parts of the Value Chain Design of Products and Processes Administration Production Marketing Distribution Customer Service

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The different functions in value chain are as follows Research Development The expenses incurred by an entity before launching a product are included in this head In other words all expenses incurred ... View the full answer