The Text Discusses How Quaker Oats Used Economic Value Added

question 17

Multiple Choice

The text discusses how Quaker Oats used economic value added to evaluate the practice of trade loading,which is a practice of loading up the supply line with product to last several months.This application of economic value added would focus on:

• A)comparing the profit changes caused by trade loading with changes in customer satisfaction.
• B)the effect on partners in the distribution channel caused by abandoning trade loading.
• C)the difference in prices caused by trade loading.
• D)comparing the benefits and costs of trade loading with the required investment in inventory.

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