Ava, a Purchasing Agent for Trailsend Transport, Is Currently Buying

question 167

Multiple Choice

Ava, a purchasing agent for Trailsend Transport, is currently buying carpet from CarpetOne Inc. for use in an office area at Trailsend. While she is discussing the details of this carpet, the representative from CarpetOne tells her that she can see the actual product in one of their retail stores before finalizing the purchase. While in the retail store at CarpetOne, Ava not only approves the purchase for the office, but also decides she would like to purchase some of the same carpet for her home. The first carpet purchase is considered a ____ and the second carpet purchase is considered to be a ______.

• A)personal purchase; business purchase
• B)business product; business product
• C)consumer product; consumer product
• D)business product; consumer product
• E)consumer product; business product

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Definitions:

Consumerism

The societal trend that emphasizes the acquisition of goods and services in ever-greater amounts, often associated with a way of life that values consumption.

Communism

Is a social and economic system in which property is owned by public bodies; government planning, not the market, determines production and distribution.

German Nazism

A totalitarian ideology and movement led by Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers' Party, emphasizing nationalism, racism, and the leadership principle, and leading to World War II and the Holocaust.

Excess Capacity

A situation where a company or economy can produce more goods or services than currently demanded, leading to underutilized resources.