Laura and Marie Own and Operate a Small Restaurant

question 56

Multiple Choice

Laura and Marie own and operate a small restaurant. On a weekly basis, they go to their local Sam's Wholesale Club to purchase the food items and cleaning supplies they need for their business. With the exception of the volume they purchase and the items' intended use, this grocery shopping trip is identical to a weekly trip by their families to a grocery store. Sam's is serving as a ____ wholesaler for these entrepreneurs.

• A) general-line
• B) specialty-line
• C) full-service merchant
• D) truck
• E) cash-and-carry

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Definitions:

Alimentary Canal

The whole passage along which food passes through the body from mouth to anus, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

Peritoneum

The double-walled, outermost layer of the alimentary canal; also called the serosa.

Alimentary Canal

The whole passage along which food passes through the body from mouth to anus, including all the organs involved in digestion and absorption.

Mucosa

The damp interior surface of certain organs and bodily cavities, including the nose, mouth, lungs, and stomach, which participates in the processes of absorbing and secreting substances.