Basing-Point Pricing Refers to

question 121

Multiple Choice

Basing-point pricing refers to

• A) selecting a single geographical location from which the list price for products plus freight expenses are charged to the seller.
• B) selecting two or more geographical locations from which the list price for products plus freight expenses are charged to the seller.
• C) having all buyers pay the same delivered price for the products, regardless of their distance from the seller.
• D) a firm dividing a selling territory into geographic areas or zones and charging the same delivered price to all buyers within the same zone, but charging different prices in for different zones depending on distance from the factory or warehouse.
• E) selecting one or more geographical locations from which the list price for products plus freight expenses are charged to the buyer.

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