Why Are Inventory of Services Different from That of Products

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Multiple Choice

Why are inventory of services different from that of products?

• A)Time is less important to customers of services than customers of products.
• B)Only service inventory can be reduced through more efficient movement of products.
• C)There are larger costs associated with the handling of service inventory.
• D)Unlike goods providers,the service provider is often unavailable when there is a demand for the service.
• E)Service inventory costs are related to idle production capacity rather than storage or handling.

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