a$.$What is the total indirect cost assigned to the distribution$$ center?

b$.$Currently, all of the costs are added and assigned to the products based on the total number of orders placed for the month. Which benefits can be gained by assigning costs using the ABC$$ analysis? Be specific.

c$.$Do you agree with the activity cost drivers$$ chosen? Should the company use$$ time$-$based drivers for any of the$$ activities? What if the items vary in weight or their need for special$$ handling?

d$.$The company is concerned with the costs associated with tracking the usage versus the benefits from the information gathered. As$$ such, for the$$ post$-$sales service$$ activity, all customers with issues were lumped together. Do you think that$$ changes, returns, and collections warrant further$$ breakdown? Discuss.

e$.$Management is interested in ranking the previously mentioned activities with respect to$$ "value added." What would be your ranking of the activities from most$$ value$-$added to least$$ value$-$added?

f$.$Management has concluded that$$ post$-$sales service is the primary activity candidate for improvement. How could the company reduce the$$ post$-$sales service$$ costs? What additional customer information would be$$ useful?

g$.$Would it be useful to present this information in a visual format$($e$.$g$.,$ bar$$ graph, pie$$ chart$)?$ Explain.