In designing the procurement process, it is important to consider the goods that the process will be used to purchase. Direct Materials and Indirect Materials are the $2$ main categories of purchased goods within any company. Direct materials are components used to make finished goods while Indirect materials are goods used to support the operations of a firm. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Direct Materials and Indirect Materials? $1.$ The main focus of the indirect materials procurement process is the reduction of transaction costs per order. $2.$ Memory, hard drives, and CD drives are indirect materials for a personal computer manufacturer. $3.$ Personal computers are indirect materials for an automotive manufacturer. $4.$ For indirect materials, the consolidation of spending with a supplier often allows the firm to negotiate better purchasing discounts. $5.$ Direct materials should be available in the right place, in the right quantity, and at the right time for production. $6.$ Only the procurement process of indirect materials requires aggregation of orders by product and supplier. $7.$ Transaction costs for indirect materials are higher than that for direct materials. A$.1,3,4,5,6$ C$.1,2,6,7$ B$.2,4,5,7$ D$.1,2,3,4,7$