Mass Distributors Lower Prices Substantially to Sell Increased Volumes of Hardware

question 35

Multiple Choice

Mass distributors lower prices substantially to sell increased volumes of hardware products. What costs would hardware stores have to manage when maintaining larger-than-needed inventories by including them as overhead?

• A)containment costs  
• B)stockout costs  
• C)holding costs  
• D)amortization costs

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