Merchant Wholesalers

question 260

Multiple Choice

Merchant wholesalers

• A) own the products they sell.
• B) often specialize by certain types of products or customers.
• C) take title to the products they are selling for some period before selling to customers.
• D) constitute almost 85 percent of the wholesaling establishments in the United States.
• E) All of these alternatives are correct for merchant wholesalers.

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