Marketing
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ISBN: 9781259924040
Author: Roger A. Kerin, Steven W. Hartley
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 6AMK
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To discuss: Whether the company should switch to its own sales force.
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Break-even analysis is where the company faces no loss or no gains.
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