Billie runs a successful cell-phone accessory store online. She loves designing and marketing the products, and she manages others who do the production, but the shipping had become a real problem. She decided to contract with FedEx to handle this logistical part of her business. Billie is   

A. countertrading.
B. franchising.
C. outsourcing.
D. licensing.
E. privatizing.


C. outsourcing.

A common practice of many companies, outsourcing is defined as using suppliers outside the company to provide goods and services. Here FedEx is performing shipping functions for Billie's business.

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