Pedro, an administrative manager at Seal Inc., is asked to purchase $100$ printers for the firm's office. He contacts a sales representative at Metro Distributors Inc. and places an order for $100$ printers. Metro Distributors Inc. purchases the printers from Ink Corp., a wholesaler, and delivers them to Pedro at his office. In this scenario, Metro Distributors Inc. is most likely to be $a(n)$

a$)$ reseller

b$)$ manufacturer

c$)$ institution

d$)$ producer