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Nike's contract manufacturers make the vast majority of Nike's footwear. Assume these costs are variable to Nike. Nike's largest fixed costs are associated with its distribution system. Consider one of Nike's three distribution and customer service facilities in the United States. List several examples of step-fixed costs and mixed costs at these centers. For each of the following activities at a distribution center, list one plausible cost driver:

Receiving activity
Unpacking incoming cases of footwear
Picking and packing case of footwear for shipment to retail accounts
Processing orders from retail accounts
Providing customer service to retail accounts
Processing order changes from retail accounts

Explanation / Answer

Cost driver for the following cases:

1. Receiving activity - Number of activities recieved.

2.Unpacking incoming cases of footwear - Number of inocming cases.

3.Picking and packing cases - Number of cases dispatched to retail accounts.

4.Processiing orders from retail accounts - Number of orders from retail accounts.

5.Providing customer service to retail accounts - Number of retail accounts.

6.Processing order chnages - Number of order changes from retail accounts.

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