The Busiest Time for Tax Preparers Is the Week Prior

question 44

Multiple Choice

The busiest time for tax preparers is the week prior to April 15th. Many tax preparers send out mailings to their regular customers asking the customers to bring their tax information in to the tax preparer's office in January and February. The mailings explain how they will receive their tax refunds much quicker if they bring their information in now rather than wait till the last minute. Tax preparers are using which of the following strategies for shifting demand to match capacity?

• A) Differentiate on price
• B) Modify timing and location of service delivery
• C) Vary the service offering
• D) Stretch capacity
• E) Communicate with customers

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Amino acids are organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group, essential in various metabolic processes.

Stomach Acids

The highly acidic gastric juices produced by the stomach's lining, primarily hydrochloric acid, which helps in the digestion of food and killing of ingested pathogens.

Salivary Amylase

An enzyme found in saliva that starts the digestion of starches into sugars while food is still in the mouth.

Lipids

A group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins, and others, which are crucial for cell structure and metabolism.