One of the Reasons That Channels of Distribution Often Pose

question 52

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons that channels of distribution often pose longevity problems is __________.

• A)if key individual of middlemen firms retires,the company may lose its distribution
• B)most middlemen do not maintain sufficient inventory to serve customers
• C)most middlemen tend to slow down distribution to extract higher commissions
• D)some middlemen lack product knowledge resulting in low sales volume
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

One-tail Test

A statistical hypothesis test where the area of interest is in only one tail of the distribution.

Nominal Data

Nominal data refers to a type of data that is categorized without a natural order or rank, such as names, labels, or categories.

Z-test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two variables, based on a normal distribution.

Chi-squared Distribution

A statistical distribution showing how the sum of squared independent standard normal variables is distributed, often used in hypothesis testing.