Buyline Is an E-Commerce Web Site

question 87

Multiple Choice

Buyline is an e-commerce Web site. It has come up with a promotional offer where buyers get a 60 percent discount on refrigerators if a minimum of 100 buyers agree to buy the product within 24 hours of the offer being announced. In this case, it is evident that BuyLine is a _____.

• A)social networking site
• B)group buying platform
• C)peer-to-peer e-commerce platform
• D)participatory e-commerce site

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

A method in accounting that integrates every manufacturing expense – direct materials, labor, and all overheads (variable and fixed) – into the product’s price.

Net Operating Income

A company's total profit from operational activities, excluding expenses related to interest and taxes.

Period Cost

Expenses that are not directly tied to production activities and are expensed in the period in which they occur.

Contribution Margin

The difference between the sales revenue of a product and its variable costs, used to cover fixed costs and contribute to profit.