When an AFLAC Insurance Agent Calls a Competitor's Small-Business Customers

question 88

Multiple Choice

When an AFLAC insurance agent calls a competitor's small-business customers to try to convince them to switch insurance companies, what type of sales activity is this?

• A) Missionary calling
• B) Technical prospecting
• C) Telemarketing
• D) Order taking
• E) Supporting

Understand the process of allocating support department costs to production departments prior to product overhead allocation.

Understand the different types of costs in service organizations including upstream, downstream, and production costs.

Recognize the complexity of service costs across different service categories (professional services, service shops, and mass services).

Understand process costing applications and when it applies to service entities.

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