Ava, a Purchasing Agent for Trailsend Transport, Plans to Buy

question 244

Multiple Choice

Ava, a purchasing agent for Trailsend Transport, plans to buy a carpet from Carpet One Inc. for use in an office area at Trailsend. While discussing the details of the carpet with the sales representative of Carpet One, he informs her that she can see the actual product in one of their retail stores before finalizing the purchase. Ava now decides not only to approve the purchase for the office, but also to purchase some of the same carpet for her home. The first carpet purchased is considered as a business product and the second carpet purchased is considered to be a(n) _____.

• A) double purchase
• B) secondary product
• C) idea
• D) consumer product
• E) service

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed or heard directly, a concept typically developed during infancy.

Deferred Imitation

The ability to reproduce a behavior observed at an earlier time, even in the absence of the model or immediate incentive.

Rudimentary Form

A rudimentary form refers to the most basic or primitive stage of development in an organism or structure.

Information-Processing

Information-Processing refers to the mental processes that underlie how individuals perceive, analyze, manipulate, use, and remember information.