Matthew Made a Purchase Online of a Fender Speaker System

question 35

Multiple Choice

Matthew made a purchase online of a Fender speaker system from a retailer. When the shipment of his purchase arrived at his home, he noticed that the product was shipped to him directly from Fender. The retailer and vendor are utilizing a system of __________.

• A) cross-docking
• B) vendor-managed inventory
• C) third party logistics
• D) outsourcing
• E) drop-shipping

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

An indicator of the degree to which the demand for a product reacts to shifts in its price, showing how susceptible demand is to price fluctuations.

Equation

A mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions, usually written with an equals sign ("=").

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply by taking the average of the starting and ending prices and quantities.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, indicating how prices can affect consumer purchasing decisions.