A Common Christmas Tradition in Many Households Is the Claxton

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A common Christmas tradition in many households is the Claxton fruitcake.The fruitcake bakery in Claxton,Georgia,makes about 2.7 million kilograms of fruitcake annually and has $12 million in sales.One fruitcake batch weighs 170 kilograms.About 70 percent of that weight is fruits and nuts.A single batch is divided into 34 loaf pans that hold 11 pounds each.Loaves are cooked for 100 minutes at 190 degrees Celcius.The bakery can cook 2700 kilograms at a time.During the baking season (August-December) ,the bakery uses a tractor-trailer load of raisins daily.The suggested retail price of a 454-gram Claxton fruitcake is $3.69.
-Refer to Claxton Fruitcakes.What type of consumer product is the Claxton fruitcake for people who believe it to be an integral part of a merry Christmas?

A) a shopping product
B) a specialty product
C) a unsought product
D) a component product