Carolyn mcgee wants to get into fashion merchandising. because of the risks involved in high fashion, and how quickly fashions go out of date, carolyn doesn't want to start a company in which she has title to the clothing. carolyn will have to rule out which of the following middleman classifications in her choice of business? a) brokerb) agentc) merchant wholesalerd) manufacturer's agent

c) merchant wholesaler

Explanation:

A  merchant wholesaler is a business unit that buys merchandise in bulk from manufacturers and resells to retailers in smaller quantities. The wholesale business has profit motives. It forms a link between manufacturers and retailers.

Unlike agents and brokers, merchant wholesalers take ownership of the goods they buy.  Carolyne should avoid becoming a merchant wholesaler. As a wholesaler, she will own all the merchandise she purchases. She can choose to be either an agent or broker as these do not take title to the merchandise.  

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.