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Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence middlemen 2 - retailer types of retail organisation types of retailing retail trade

Which of the following is a characteristic of a mail order house?

  1. Huge capital requirement

  2. Elimination of middle man

  3. Presence of bad debt

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The term "middleman" describes an intermediary between a producer and an end customer. In a typical distribution channel, the middleman is the wholesaler or the retailer. Manufacturers would eliminate the middleman by selling products directly to retail stores or consumers.

Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence middlemen 2 - retailer types of retail organisation types of retailing retail trade

The accounts of cooperative stores are audited for ____________.

  1. registrar of companies

  2. manager of the store

  3. registrar of cooperative societies

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A co-operative society is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.

Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence middlemen 2 - retailer types of retail organisation types of retailing retail trade

Where do cooperative stores purchase their goods?

  1. Directly from Wholesalers.

  2. From retailers.

  3. From manufacturers

  4. Both A and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A consumers' cooperative is one in which individuals combine their buying power, usually for the purchase and wholesale or retail distribution of agricultural or otherproducts. Cost savings are achieved by buying directly from the producer or farmer.