Identify how manufacturing-, merchandising-, and service-sector companies differ from each other.

A. Manufacturing-sector companies purchase and then sell tangible products without changing their basic form, for example retail stores and distribution companies. Merchandising-sector companies provide services or Intangible products to their customers, for example legal advice or audits. Service-sector companies purchase materials and components and convert them into various finished goods, for example automotive companies and textile companies.

B. Manufacturing-sector companies purchase materials and components and convert them into various finished goods, for example legal advice or audits. Merchandising-sector companies purchase and then sell tangible products without changing their basic form, for example automotive companies and textile companies. Service-sector companies provide services or intangible products to their customers, for example retail stores and distribution companies.

C. Manufacturing-sector companies purchase materials and components and convert them into various finished goods, for example automotive companies and textile companies. Merchandising-sector companies purchase and then sell tangible products without changing their basic form, for example retail stores and distribution companies. Service-sector companies provide services or intangible products to their customers, for example legal advice or audits.

D. Manufacturing-sector companies provide services or intangible products to their customers, for example legal advice or audits. Merchandising-sector companies purchase and then sell tangible products without changing their basic form, for example retail stores and distribution companies. Service-sector companies purchase materials and components and convert them into various finished goods, for example automotive companies and textile companies.