Gain liquid laundry detergent comes in a 40-ounce plastic bottle with a pour spout. when that bottle is empty, consumers can purchase gain in a plastic pouch designed to refill the original 40-ounce plastic bottle. the pouches use less packaging, store flat, and cost less; however, they are not for repeated usage. the use of the original gain 40-ounce bottle is an example of a(an)
a) reusable container.
b) innovative package.
c) ssecond-round package.
d) secondary-use package.
e) dual purpose package.

The correct answer is A

Explanation:

Reusable container is the container which is designed for the purpose to reuse without the impairment of the protective function. It involve components for other than reuse or returning packages, disposal and recycling.

So, the consumer want to use the 40-ounce bottle when its get empty, it will be an example of the reusable container.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.