# Assessment 2 #### Most supply chain costs are clearly visible in your profit and loss statements, making them easy to identify and manage. * [ ] True * False **Notes to Learners** Hidden costs disguise themselves as **"normal operations"** across multiple budget categories. Reconciliation costs appear as **finance team salaries**. Fraud losses might be written off as **shrinkage or vendor discrepancies**. Cash flow gaps show up as **working capital needs** or **borrowing costs**. Compliance burdens are scattered across **legal, operations, and quality departments**. Visibility gaps consume time across **customer service, logistics, and operations**. This distribution makes hidden costs particularly dangerous. They're **substantial in aggregate** but **difficult to see** and **measure individually**. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://hub.bsvblockchain.org/higher-learning/bsv-academy/the-business-case-for-blockchain-in-supply-chain/the-hidden-costs-in-supply-chain/assessment-2.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.