Understanding Business
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Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 2CT
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To think critically about: The most important intermediary and the changes happening in the company in that area.
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The link between the producers and other intermediaries that connect producers to the end consumers is known as the intermediaries.
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