1) Distribution channels are systems for conveying goods from producers to consumers.TRUE OR FALSE2) Intermediaries consist of agents brokers wholesalers and retailers.TRUE OR FALSE3) Among the different types of distribution channels there must always be at least one intermediary.TRUE OR FALSE4) If intermediaries are eliminated their functions are also eliminated.TRUE OR FALSE5) The general rule for knowing which distribution channel is best is: Make the product available in whatever number of locations great or small is needed to satisfy customers.TRUE OR FALSE6) Distributing a product in a few choice locations is a way to practice intensive distribution.TRUE OR FALSE7) Luxury automobile makers are likely to use an intensive distribution strategy.TRUE OR FALSE8) The main difference between wholesalers and retailers is that retailers sell products directly to consumers.TRUE OR FALSE9) A rack jobber is a type of wholesaler who delivers goods directly to store displays.TRUE OR FALSE10) Sand coal lumber and other bulky goods are often handled by drop shippers.TRUE OR FALSE11) Agents and brokers help negotiate transactions between buyers and sellers.TRUE OR FALSE12) Before the explosion of the Internet nonstore retailing did not exist.TRUE OR FALSE13) Direct selling is a relatively new way of selling products.TRUE OR FALSE14) Multilevel marketing is sometimes associated with fraud and so-called “pyramid schemes.”TRUE OR FALSE15) Video marketing often uses a TV sales pitch followed by an urge to call a toll-free number or to go to a website to place an order for the product.TRUE OR FALSE16) Physical distribution consists only of the transportation of products from the producer to and from intermediaries.TRUE OR FALSE17) Supply-chain management is mainly concerned with the tactics of moving materials and products.TRUE OR FALSE18) Railroads handle the greatest volume of domestic goods transported in the United States.TRUE OR FALSE19) Freight forwarders bundle many small shipments together into a single large shipment for more cost-effective transportation.TRUE OR FALSE20) Distribution centers usually store products for much longer periods of time than storage warehouses do.TRUE OR FALSE
