Corporate Chains

question 357

Multiple Choice

Corporate chains:

• A) can get a cost advantage over independent stores by spreading management costs to many stores.
• B) account for nearly 10 percent of retail sales.
• C) usually cannot obtain economies of scale in distribution.
• D) are declining in importance.
• E) None of these alternatives is correct for corporate chains.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the consequences of an action determine the likelihood of that action being repeated.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal or avoidance after a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

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Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when avoided or removed after a certain behavior, enhances the probability of that behavior occurring again.