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PixelPrint serves small retailers while taking a loan; the case evidence includes capacity utilisation of ?7,785, sales of 265 units, and a 26% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain why businesses identify and satisfy customer needs?

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Topic

Identifying and understanding customers

Question

A. Use customer needs to judge gross profit margin, local community impact, and the business objective in Customer needs.
B. Give only a definition of Identifying and understanding customers without using the case evidence.
C. Treat break-even and profit as identical and ignore the effect on local community.
D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.

Answer

The correct option is: Use customer needs to judge gross profit margin, local community impact, and the business objective in Customer needs.

Explanation

This answer fits the scenario because Use customer needs to judge gross profit margin, local community impact, and the business objective in Customer needs. The case evidence gives ?9,285, 265 units, and 26%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse break-even and profit, miss the local community, or ignore the business objective.

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