AgriProducers Provides Services Related to the Testing of Soil and Crops

question 80

Multiple Choice

AgriProducers provides services related to the testing of soil and crops. It also provides advice to its customers for improving the productivity of the soil and the quality of the crops. It has customers all over the United States. The crops and soil are different in the various large areas of the nation, such as the west coast and the midwest. Which type of departmentalization would be best for AgriProducers?

• A) functional
• B) process
• C) product
• D) geographic
• E) temporal

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Economies of Scale

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