Bert's Bottles provided the following expense information for July:

1. Assemblyline workers' wages 56,700
2. Depreciation on factory equipment 35,700
3. Caps for bottles 3,200
4. Plastic bottles 52,700
5. Reconfiguring the assembly line 123,000
6. Salaries of salespeople 63,600
7. Customer support hotline 12,100
8. Salaries of research scientists 65,300
9. Delivery expenses 40,200
10. Customer tollfree order line 8,800

What is the total cost for the distribution category of the value chain?

Choose 1 of the following answers: a. 219,900 b. 172,600 c. 43,400 d. 40,200