InterContinental Hardware Co. buys carload quantities of bolts, screws, nuts, washers, and other hardware from a large producer in the Netherlands, breaks these shipments into smaller quantities, and sells them to other wholesalers and retail chains. This regrouping activity is called
A. assorting.
B. bulk-breaking.
C. wholesaling.
D. accumulating.
E. sorting.
Answer: B
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