BUS 210 Chapter 9
Faster delivery of goods
All of the following are advantages of online retail EXCEPT:
Building a brand name
Building a brand name
Bricks-and-clicks companies
Eight of the top ten fastest-growing e-commerce merchants from 2003 to 2013 were:
Working capital
For a quick check of a firm's short-term financial health, examine its:
Divided by net sales revenues
Gross margin is defined as gross profit:
Providing hands-on services
Service industry groups are categorized generally into two groups, those that provide transaction brokering and those that involve:
Online retail sales
The MOTO sector of the retail industry is most similar to the ___ sector.
Revenue
The lower the cost of sales compared to ___, the higher the gross profit.
Waiting for orders to be received before building a product
The term demand-pull refers to:
Earnings before income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)
What is another name for pro forma earnings?
Much of the value in series is based on the collection, storage, and exchange of information
Which of the following best explains why the service sector is a natural avenue for e-commerce?
Offline general merchandisers
Which of the following has experienced the most significant online growth?
Synergies
Which of the following is NOT a key industry strategic factor?
Durable goods
Within the United States retail market, personal consumption of ___ accounts for the largest share.
High cost structures
All of the following are examples of the challenges that traditional manufacturers experience when using the Internet to sell directly to the consumer EXCEPT:
An accountant
Which of the following is NOT an example of a transaction broker?
Lack of physical store presence
Which of the following is NOT one of the central challenges facing the online retail industry?
Electronics and computers
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven major segments of the retail industry?
Long-term investments
Which of the following would NOT be considered a current asset?
One year
Current liabilities are debts of the firm that will be due within: