Which statement below provides the most accurate description of the difference between an agent and a broker? Agents represent final buyers while brokers represent marketing intermediaries. Agents represent one manufacturer in a large sales area, while brokers represent several different manufacturers in a smaller area. Agents develop a long-term relationship with the people they represent, while brokers are usually hired on a temporary basis. Agents take title to the goods they help distribuke, while brokers never assume ownership of the products they distribute. Agents and brokers are equivalent and do not have any noticeable differences. Which of the following is not true of transportation modes? trains are great for large shipments trucks are good for small shipments to remote locations water transportation is inexpensive but slow air transportation is cheap and fast pipelines are fast and efficient Which of the following statements about channels of distribution is most accurate? Channels of distribution always begin with a manufacturer and end with consumers, and always have one or more marketing intermediaries in between. Channels of distribution always include retailers, but they may or may not also include wholesalers. The fewer the marketing intermediaries in a chatnel of distribution, the more efficient the channel is likely to be. Some channels of distribution include marketing intermediaries, while in others a manufacturer sells directly to the final consumer