Probably the Most Serious Drawback to Using Counties as a Basic

question 65

Multiple Choice

Probably the most serious drawback to using counties as a basic control unit in territorial design is that:

• A)They are political units rather than economic boundaries.
• B)There is insufficient market data available on a county basis.
• C)They are inflexible for purposes of territorial revisions.
• D)For a large company they make it very difficult to pinpoint potential business.
• E)For some companies (or for some counties)the county unit is still too large.

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