APPENDIX 4

D-Factor for a Bottle of Water

Major Cost

SubCost

NAICS Classification

Cost Structure Percentage

Cost (USD)

Country

Depletion

Devastation

Dehumanization

D-Factor

Grocery Store

Labor

Retail Sales

General Merchandise Stores

5%

$0.06

USA

0.045

0.023

0.004

0.072

 

Management

General Merchandise Stores

1%

$0.01

USA

0.009

0.005

0.001

0.014

Capital

Facility Overhead

General Merchandise Stores

4%

$0.05

USA

0.036

0.018

0.003

0.058

 

Total

 

10%

$0.12

 

 

 

 

0.144

Transportation and Distribution

Labor

Driver 1

Truck Transportation

6%

$0.07

Japan

0.029

0.024

0.004

0.057

 

Warehousing

Warehousing and Storage

5%

$0.06

Japan

0.022

0.018

0.003

0.043

 

Driver 2

Truck Transportation

3%

$0.04

Japan

0.014

0.012

0.002

0.029

Capital ...

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