Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)carriers may be reluctant to accept small shipments because they require a high degree of manual labor
• B)some carriers believe that they lose money on small shipments
• C)consolidating small shipments into larger ones could result in poorer service to the final customer
• D)consolidating small shipments into larger ones likely results in higher inventory carrying costs
• E)all statements are true

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Definitions:

Price Discriminate

The practice of selling the same product or service at different prices to different customers, not based on differences in production costs.

Pure Monopolist

A single producer in a market who controls all supply of a product with no close substitutes, allowing them to exert significant power over prices and quantities sold.

Profit-Maximizing

A business strategy focused on finding the optimal level of output at which total revenues exceed total costs by the greatest amount.

Marginal Cost

The change in total cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a product or service.