Each time a politician or celebrity writes a book, bookstores can expect at least some customers to want the book, but whether or not it will become a bestseller is less certain. The bookstore's primary inventory management challenge is A. how to get the author to sign copies of the book. B. whether to price the books in the distribution center or at the retail store. C. which other books to promote along with this book. D. whether or not to display the book at the checkout counter. E. having enough books to satisfy customer demands versus the cost of having the inventory.

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Each time a politician or celebrity writes a book, bookstores can expect at least some customers to want the book, but whether or not it will become a bestseller is less certain. The bookstore's primary inventory management challenge is A. how to get the author to sign copies of the book. B. whether to price the books in the distribution center or at the retail store. C. which other books to promote along with this book. D. whether or not to display the book at the checkout counter. E. having enough books to satisfy customer demands versus the cost of having the inventory.

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Kason Allison · Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "E": having enough books to satisfy customer demands versus the cost of having the inventory.

Explanation:

As stated in the case, bookstores do not worry about if the newly published book is going to be a hit in the stores. They only care about if at least some of their customers would want to buy the politician's book. Thus, the challenge for them is to find out if the stock they have is enough for their customers and what is the cost of storing that amount of books in their inventory.