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Distribution Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path(s) a product takes from the producer/manufacturer to the final user is:

a)

Channels of distribution

b)

Multiple channels

c)

E-tailing

d)

Selective distribution

2.

This channel member buys large quantities of goods from manufacturers, stores them and resells them to other businesses.

a)

Agent

b)

Retailer

c)

Wholesaler

d)

Common Carrier

3.

Any business involved in sales transactions that moves the product from manufacturer to final use.

a)

Consumers

b)

Stock Handlers

c)

Buyers

d)

Intermediaries

4.

One disadvantage of shipping via boat is the amount of time it takes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Distribution matches with which element of the marketing mix (4 Ps)?

a)

Product

b)

Price

c)

Place

d)

Promotion

6.

This channel member sells goods to the final consumer.

a)

Wholesaler

b)

Agent

c)

Retailer

d)

Executive distributor

7.

When products are sold from the producer to the consumer it is an example of

a)

Indirect distribution

b)

Selective distribution

c)

Intensive distribution

d)

Direct distribution

8.

When a product is purchased for a business, the final user is a(n)

a)

Consumer

b)

Intermediary

c)

Customer or Industrial User

d)

Retailer

9.

When a product is purchased for personal use, the final user is a(n)

a)

Consumer

b)

Intermediary

c)

Customer or Industrial User

d)

Wholesaler

10.

Intermediaries who help bring buyers and sellers together are

a)

Wholesalers

b)

Retailers

c)

Agents

11.

The biggest disadvantage of using air travel for distribution is

a)

Cost

b)

Speed

c)

Flexibility

12.

Manufacturers use intermediaries to reduce the number of transactions required by manufacturers to reach the final user.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When coordinating physical distribution, it is very important to consider other business functions.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The main function of storage is to hold goods until they are sold.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following would NOT be considered an intermediary?

a)

Retailer

b)

Wholesaler

c)

Agent

d)

Manufacturer

16.

When shipping strawberries from California to Pittsburgh, which of the following would be the BEST type of physical transportation?

a)

Truck

b)

Railroad

c)

Boat

d)

Airplane

17.

When transporting 10,000 laptops from the factory in Thailand to a distribution center in Los Angeles, which of the following types of physical transportation would be BEST?

a)

Truck

b)

Railroad

c)

Pipeline

d)

Boat

18.

When delivering 15 mattresses from HassLess Mattress in Germantown, WI to various locations in Southeastern Wisconsin, which of the following types of physical transportation would be BEST?

a)

Railroad

b)

Airplane

c)

Truck

d)

Boat

19.

When transporting corn grown in Illinois to an ethanol processing plant in North Dakota which is the BEST option for physical transportation?

a)

Pipeline

b)

Railroad

c)

Airplane

d)

Boat