DeBeers Sells Most of the Diamonds It Produces to Industry

question 124

Multiple Choice

DeBeers sells most of the diamonds it produces to industry.The company controls over 90 percent of the market and has great power over its distributors.In its marketing channel,DeBeers would be considered a:

• A) channel authority
• B) channel member
• C) channel leader
• D) channel gatekeeper
• E) power broker

---

Definitions:

Real Per Capita Output

The amount of goods and services produced per person, adjusted for inflation, indicating the economic well-being of a country's citizens.

DVC

Digital Video Compression, a method for reducing the size of digital video files.

Economic Growth

An increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, often measured by the rise in the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

Industrially Advanced Countries

High-income countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan, and the nations of western Europe that have highly developed market economies based on large stocks of technologically advanced capital goods and skilled labor forces.