Jake Is a Sales Representative for General Mills

question 138

Multiple Choice

Jake is a sales representative for General Mills. Each week he uploads his plans for visiting clients out in the field to a routing and scheduling decisions system. Eric knows that one of the primary goals of routing and scheduling decisions in personal selling is to

• A) determine the sequence in which customers will be called on.
• B) use existing transportation facilities.
• C) minimize non-selling time.
• D) determine duration of sales calls.
• E) provide salespeople with an opportunity to plan their own routes and schedules.

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Transcription

The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA, a crucial step in gene expression.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures where protein synthesis occurs, translating genetic information into proteins.

Synthesizes

The process of combining simpler substances chemically to form more complex substances.

Messenger RNA

A type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.