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The elimination of marketing intermediaries would

a$.$ reduce the total number of transactions.

b$.$ definitely reduce the total costs to consumers.

c$.$ assure consumes of higher product quality.

d$.$ require that the services they provide be performed by someone else in the marketing channel or passed on to cust

e$.$ be beneficial to both manufacturers and consumers.