What Is the Difference Between a Consumer Market and a Business

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Essay

What is the difference between a consumer market and a business market? Give an example of each.Then describe how business markets are segmented,and use your example to explain your answer.

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Definitions:

U.S. GAAP

United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in the U.S.

Convertible Debt

A type of bond or loan that can be converted into a predetermined amount of the company's equity, usually at the discretion of the debt holder.

LIFO Inventory

An inventory valuation method (Last In, First Out) where the most recently produced or acquired items are the first to be expensed as cost of goods sold, affecting the company's books during periods of inflation.

Bank Overdraft

A facility allowing a bank account holder to withdraw more money than is actually in their account, often used for short-term financing.