Classify each of The J.M. Smucker Company’s costs as one of the six business functions in the value chain.
| a. Cost of a prime-time TV ad featuring Smucker’s Fruit & Honey™ Fruit Spreads |
| b. Salary of engineers who are designing the new plant’s layout |
| c. Depreciation on Orrville, Ohio, plant |
| d. Depreciation on delivery vehicles |
| e. Transportation costs to deliver Folgers Coffee to retailers such as Kroger, Walmart, and Save-A-Lot |
| f. Costs of a customer support center website |
| g. Plant manager’s salary |
| h. Purchase of strawberries used in Smucker’s Strawberry Preserves |
| i. Depreciation on food research lab |
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Answer:
| a. Cost of a prime-time TV ad featuring Smucker’s Fruit & Honey™ Fruit Spreads | Marketing |
| b. Salary of engineers who are designing the new plant’s layout | design |
| c. Depreciation on Orrville, Ohio, plant | production |
| d. Depreciation on delivery vehicles | distribution |
| e. Transportation costs to deliver Folgers Coffee to retailers such as Kroger, Walmart, and Save-A-Lot | distribution |
| f. Costs of a customer support center website | customer service |
| g. Plant manager’s salary | production |
| h. Purchase of strawberries used in Smucker’s Strawberry Preserves | production |
| i. Depreciation on food research lab | Research and development |
Darshita Changed status to publish August 7, 2020
