Match Each Item with the Correct Statement Below

question 110

Multiple Choice

Match each item with the correct statement below.
-A(n) _____ gathers buyers and sellers in one location and allows potential buyers to inspect merchandise before submitting competing purchase offers.

• A)stock-keeping unit (SKU)
• B)markup
• C)markdown
• D)retail convergence
• E)scrambled merchandising
• F)atmospherics
• G)broker
• H)general merchandise retailer
• I)category killer
• J)rack jobber
• K)supercenter
• L)auction house
• M)specialty store
• N)retailers
• O)mass merchandiser
• P)truck jobber
• Q)direct marketing
• R)drop shipper
• S)planned shopping center
• T)wheel of retailing

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in the cost of goods sold.

Absorption Costing

A system of accounting that encompasses the full range of manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and overheads both variable and fixed, within the cost framework of a product.

Break-even Sales

The amount of revenue required to cover total fixed and variable costs, resulting in a net profit of zero.

Eastern Division

A geographical or operational segment of a larger organization designated to cover the eastern part of a country or area.