Sharp Focus Cameras Is Facing Intense Competitive Pressure

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Multiple Choice

Sharp Focus Cameras is facing intense competitive pressure.Top marketing managers are looking for ways to cut costs.They are considering a plan to cut distribution costs by eliminating marketing intermediaries from the channel of distribution.If Sharp Focus carries out this plan,it is likely to find that:

• A)it will be unable to perform the functions as efficiently as they were performed by the marketing intermediaries.
• B)telemarketing will become the only viable means of distributing its products.
• C)most of the marketing functions performed by marketing intermediaries are helpful,but they aren't really necessary.
• D)as the producer of the products,it will be able to perform the same functions more efficiently.

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