Big Dog Building Is the One of the Largest Cement

question 346

Multiple Choice

Big Dog Building is the one of the largest cement companies in the Midwest. When the firm raised its prices by 11 percent, all of its competitors soon announced they too were raising their prices by 11 percent. It appears this industry is influenced by a ________ strategy.

• A) price skimming
• B) price leadership
• C) market pricing
• D) price discrimination

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Definitions:

Raw materials

Basic substances in their natural, modified, or semi-processed state, used as inputs for production.

Finished Goods Inventory

The stock of completed products that are ready to be sold but have not yet been purchased by consumers.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a product.

Work In Process

Inventory items that are in the process of being manufactured but are not yet completed.