Drop-Shippers

question 49

Multiple Choice

Drop-shippers:

• A) are used because it is cheaper for producers to ship to them by rail and let the drop-shipper drop the products off at local retailers with small trucks.
• B) never take title to the products they sell.
• C) typically sell large shipments, e.g., rail carloads.
• D) have very high operating expenses.
• E) are full-service merchant wholesalers.

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