WWGrainger,Inc

question 119

Multiple Choice

W.W.Grainger,Inc. ,is one of the world's largest business-to-business distributors of equipment,component parts,and supplies in the United States and Canada.It has ownership title to over 220,000 products,which are stocked in one national and nine regional warehouses to guarantee product availability and quick service to the many manufacturers who are its customers.W.W.Grainger is an example of a(n) :

• A) agent or broker
• B) merchant wholesaler
• C) retailer
• D) consumer market
• E) hypermarket intermediary

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Definitions:

Price Paid

The amount of money exchanged for a product or service at the time of purchase.

Quantity Sold

The total number of units of a product or service purchased by consumers over a specific period.

Price Ceiling

A legally established maximum price that can be charged for a good or service, aimed at preventing prices from rising too high.

Creates Shortage

A market condition where the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price, often due to price controls like price ceilings.