Supplier Power Has Increased Because of the Internet for All

question 100

Multiple Choice

Supplier power has increased because of the Internet for all the following reasons except

• A) the growth of new web-based businesses has created more outlets for suppliers to sell to.
• B) software that links buyers to a supplier's website has created rapid, low-cost order capabilities.
• C) the process of disintermediation makes it possible for some suppliers to reach end users directly.
• D) some suppliers have created web-based purchasing systems that encourage switching.

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Definitions:

Terms

The components of an algebraic expression that are separated by addition or subtraction signs.

Trade Discount

A reduction in the retail price offered by sellers to buyers in the trade as an incentive or reward for buying in bulk or meeting certain conditions.

List Price

The price quoted by a supplier of a product before any trade discounts.

Net Price

The price paid after the deduction of trade discounts.