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A 4 column table with 4 rows titled indirect costs of world war 1, 1920 dollars. column 1 is labeled country with entries united kingdom, france, russia, germany. column 2 is labeled property damage in billions of dollars, with entries 1.8, 10, 1.2, 1.8. column 3 is labeled loss of life in billions of dollars, with entries 3.5, 4.8, 8.1, 6.8. column 4 is labeled shipping losses in billions of dollars, with entries 3.9, 0.5, 0.9, 0.1. what is the most likely reason the united kingdom had the largest shipping losses? the united kingdom had the largest navy. russia reached a truce earlier in the war. the united kingdom had the weakest navy. germany fought most of its battles on land.

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The correct option is B. France, Russia, United Kingdom, and Germany is the correct order, from most to least, of countries that had total indirect costs from WWI.

What is Indirect cost?

Indirect costs are those that cannot be traced back to a specific cost object. There are two types of indirect costs: fixed and variable. Personnel, administration, and security expenditures are examples of indirect costs.

The calculation of Indirect costs of World War 1 shown in the file attached below.

Thus, France incurred the highest indirect expenditures during World War One, totaling 15.3 billion dollars, followed by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Russia, each with 10.2, 9.2, and 8.7 billion dollars

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