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O-LevelCommerceGlobal trade7100/12 · May/June 2014 · Q111 Mark

The diagram shows four different intermediaries a manufacturer, Salmon & Company, could use to export its products. [Figure 11.1 - Diagram showing Salmon & Company connected to agent, merchant, broker, factor] Which activity applies only to a merchant when preparing to export Salmon & Company's products?

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Aarranging necessary transport to carry products to other countries
Bbuying the products before selling them for profit
Cfinding and dealing with creditworthy buyers in other countries
Dproviding suitable warehousing while the products await export

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B: buying the products before selling them for profit

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Global trade, O-Level Commerce (syllabus 7100). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Commerce, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 11.

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