When Three Buyers Purchase the Products of Three Producers, Nine

question 33

Multiple Choice

When three buyers purchase the products of three producers, nine transactions are required. If one intermediary serves both producers and buyers, the number of possible transactions is

• A)fifteen.
• B)five.
• C)eighteen.
• D)six.
• E)twenty.

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