Understanding Business
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780078023163
Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.2, Problem 2TP
Summary Introduction
To determine: The reason for the need of intermediaries and the way in which intermediaries create exchange efficiency.
Introduction:
The intermediaries refer to those organizations or people who help in the movement of goods and services in a business. They provide assistance in the progress of goods from manufacturers to the business and from the business to consumers.
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Chapter 15 Solutions
Understanding Business
Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 15.1AQCh. 15.2 - Prob. 15.2AQCh. 15.2 - Prob. 15.2BQCh. 15.2 - Prob. 1TPCh. 15.2 - Prob. 2TPCh. 15.2 - Prob. 3TPCh. 15.2 - Prob. 4TPCh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.3AQCh. 15.4 - Prob. 5TPCh. 15.4 - Prob. 6TP
Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 15.6AQCh. 15.7 - Prob. 15.7AQCh. 15.7 - Prob. 15.7BQCh. 15.7 - Prob. 15.7CQCh. 15.7 - Prob. 7TPCh. 15.7 - Prob. 8TPCh. 15.7 - Prob. 9TPCh. 15 - Prob. 1CTCh. 15 - Prob. 2CTCh. 15 - Prob. 3CTCh. 15 - Prob. 1TITCh. 15 - Prob. 2TITCh. 15 - Prob. 3TITCh. 15 - Prob. 4TITCh. 15 - Prob. 1VCCh. 15 - Prob. 2VCCh. 15 - Prob. 3VC
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