Lucky cow dairy provided the following expense information for may: assemblyminus−line workers' wages$72,000caps for milk bottles 3,000reconfiguring the assembly line125,000customer support hotline10,000delivery expenses20,000depreciation on factory equipment75,000plastic milk bottles52,000salaries of salespeople63,000salaries of research scientists70,000customer tollminus−free order line6,000what is the total cost of research and development of the value chain? $70,000

$70,000

Explanation:

Research and development: It is a process which involves innovation, improvement in the existing business process or the introduction of the new product so that the companies can earn maximum and achieve their sales targets and attain the market share also.  

The total cost of the research and development of the value chain is $70,000 which contains the salaries of research scientists.  

The other items which are mentioned in the question are irrelevant because they are related to the production and distribution cost.