Multiple Choice
Postponement may reduce overall profits for a firm if a single product contributes the majority of the demand because
A) the increased manufacturing expense due to postponement outweighs the small benefit the aggregation provides in this case for the dominant product.
B) the decreased manufacturing expense due to aggregation outweighs the small benefit the postponement provides in this case for the dominant product.
C) the decreased manufacturing expense due to postponement outweighs the small benefit the aggregation provides in this case for the dominant product.
D) the increased manufacturing expense due to aggregation outweighs the small benefit the postponement provides in this case for the dominant product.
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