Classifying Cost Drivers

Classify each of the following as structural, organizational, or activity cost drivers.

(a)Apple Inc. reorganizes production facilities from a layout in which all similar types of machines are grouped together toa layout in which a set of machines is designated for the production of a particular product and that set of machines is grouped together.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(b) A cable television company decides to start offering telephone service.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(c) IBM Corporation decides to stop making personal computers.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(d) Canon decides to start making high-volume photocopy equipment to compete head-to-head with Xerox.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(e) The number of meals a cafeteria serves.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(f) The number of miles a taxi is driven.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(g) A company eliminates the position of supervisor and has each work group elect a team leader.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(h) Tesla empowers employees to halt production if a quality problem is identified.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(i) The number of tons of grain a ship loads.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

(j)Northbrook Malldecides to build space for 80 additional stores.

Structural

Organizational

Activity

Please answer all parts of the question.