Arrange the following in appropriate order taking into account beginning and end of factory based work:

A. Raw material
B. Distribution
C. Processing
D. Wholesalers

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, C, D, B

The correct answer is Option 1: A, C, D, B

• A. Raw material – the starting input for any manufacturing process.

• C. Processing – converting raw material into finished products (factory work).

• D. Wholesalers – middlemen who purchase products in bulk from factories to sell further.

• B. Distribution – final stage where the product is sent out to markets or consumers (includes wholesalers/retailers/logistics).