When a Retailer Owns a Manufacturing Operation, It Is Referred

question 234

Multiple Choice

When a retailer owns a manufacturing operation, it is referred to as

• A) forward integration.
• B) lateral integration.
• C) a joint venture.
• D) horizontal integration.
• E) backward integration.

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Definitions:

Capital Stock

Total assets held by a firm, including buildings, machinery, equipment, and patents, used to produce goods and services.

Depreciation

The process through which the value of an asset decreases over time, often used to spread the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.

Gross Investment

The total amount invested in the creation of new capital assets like buildings and machinery before accounting for depreciation.

Disposable Income

is the amount of money that households have available for spending and saving after income taxes have been accounted for.