Pick a product and identify four direct materials that are used to create the product

1A. Manufacturing Costs: Pick a product and identify four direct materials that are used to create the product, identify at least two types of labor, identify at least three types of overhead costs, and discuss how the company should be able to do to lower each cost.

1B. Identify a non-value-added activity at three different publicly traded organizations. Explain how each organization might be able to eliminate the non-value-added activity identified. Please make sure not to select organizations that are similar to prior posts.

1.C Pick a publicly-traded company and exam the company products. If the company produces many products, please pick one important product and explain why and how it is important for management to understand cost-volume-profit relationships. Select a different company than those listed in previous posts.

1D. Some types of capital investments have associated cash flows that are very difficult to estimate, while other types of capital investments have associated cash flows that are very easy to estimate. Name two capital investments from your chosen publicly traded entity, one that has associated cash flows that are easy to estimate and one that has associated cash flows that are difficult to estimate. Explain how these two types of investments differ and why the associated cash flows are easier or more difficult to estimate.