Distribution Channels Quiz

What is the meaning of Channel of Distribution?

• The path or route through which goods move from the producer to the consumer

• The method of promoting products to consumers

• The strategy for pricing products

• The process of manufacturing goods

Which of the following is a type of Distribution Channel?

• Sale through Customer

• Sale through Manufacturer

• Sale through Supplier

• Direct Sale

What is the function of a Wholesaler to the Producer?

• Financing producer via advance payment

• Providing after sales services

• Providing door to door services

• Transporting goods

What is the function of a Retailer to the Consumer?

• Misinformation

• Breaking small quantities

• Provides after sales services

• Supplies information

What is one of the reasons for eliminating intermediaries in the Channel of Distribution?

• They share the burden of advertising with producers

• They engage in product counterfeiting or adulteration

• They provide after sales services

• They assist in the distribution of goods even into the remote parts of a country

What is one of the reasons against eliminating intermediaries in the Channel of Distribution?

• They sell on credit to consumers and provide advance payment to producers

• They cause increase in prices

• They cause artificial scarcity by hoarding goods

• None of the above

What is one of the problems of Product Distribution mentioned in class?

• High demand for products

• Lack of finance

• Abundance of storage facilities

• Efficient transportation infrastructures

What is one of the arguments for the elimination of the Middlemen in the Channel of Distribution?

• They engage in grading of commodities

• Increase in prices

• They share the burden of advertising with producers

• They assist in the distribution of goods even into the remote parts of a country

Which of these is not usually the function of a wholesaler?

• Branding

• Storage

• Transport

• Advertising

Retailers in an economy perform the function of

 

• distribution.

• production

• investment

• None of the above