When a Company Charges the Same Rate to Ship a Product

question 143

Multiple Choice

When a company charges the same rate to ship a product regardless of location, it is using which form of pricing?

• A) freight absorption
• B) F.O.B. factory
• C) F.O.B. origin
• D) uniform delivered
• E) F.O.B. delivered

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