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O-LevelCommerceRetail tradeOct/Nov 2014Paper 1 Q61 Mark

The following headlines have recently appeared in the local newspapers. [Figure 6.1] The small-scale retailer can cut costs to survive competition from the supermarkets by

Agiving extra personal services to customers.
Bjoining a voluntary chain which bulk buys from manufacturers.
Coffering credit to regular customers.
Dworking longer hours so as to reduce staff.

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About This O-Level Commerce Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Commerce (7100) Oct/Nov 2014 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Retail trade and is worth 1 mark.

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