Suppose Radio Shack incurred the following costs at its Atlanta, Georgia, store:

Requirements
1. Classify each cost as to which category of the value chain it belongs (R&D, Design, Purchases, Marketing, Distribution, or Customer Service).
2. Compute the total costs for each value chain category.
3. How much are the total inventoriable product costs?

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Payment to consultant for advice on location of new store Research on whether store should sell 600 $39,000 4,300 Rearranging store layout700 $ 5,800 $ 1,100 Freight-in. s 800 Newspaper advertisements Depreciation expense on delivery trucks