What role does a buyer for a chain of grocery stores fill in the distribution of products from manufacturer to consumer? They design the products to be sold at the grocery stores. They purchase products from manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers for sale to consumers. They simply purchase their own groceries for personal use from their employer. They stock the shelves of the store.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.