Why Can't Services Be Stored,warehoused,or Inventoried

question 57

Multiple Choice

Why can't services be stored,warehoused,or inventoried?

• A)due to service variability
• B)due to service intangibility
• C)due to service perishability
• D)due to service heterogeneity

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Definitions:

Price/Earnings Ratio

A valuation metric that compares a company's current share price to its per-share earnings, used to evaluate if a stock is over or under-valued.

Market Value Added

A calculation that shows the difference between the market value of a company and its capitalized value on the balance sheet.

EBITDA Coverage Ratio

A financial ratio that measures a company's ability to pay off its incurred debt, calculated by dividing EBITDA by total debt service costs.

Debt Ratio

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