Mass distributors lowered prices substantially to sell increased volumes of hardware products, and hardware stores managed the____________ costs of maintaining larger than needed inventories by including them as overhead.
A) containment
B) stockout
C) holding
D) amortization
E) setup

Question

Mass distributors lowered prices substantially to sell increased volumes of hardware products, and hardware stores managed the____________  costs of maintaining larger than needed inventories by including them as overhead.
A) containment
B) stockout
C) holding
D) amortization
E) setup

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Holding costs are the costs of keeping inventory. They include storage costs, insurance, taxes, obsolescence, and opportunity costs.

Mass Distributors Lowered Prices Substantially to Sell Increased Volumes of Hardware