Question

Sony manufactures clock radios in quantities of more than 100,000 in a given time period but the average consumer wants only one clock radio at a time.

This difference is an example of:

A. a regrouping activities.
B. a discrepancy of assortment.
C. a discrepancy of quantity.
D. a sorting error.
E. re-assorting.

Answer 1

Answer: discrepancy of quantity

Explanation: A discrepancy refers to a lack of consensus or equilibrium. You can appeal to your supervisor if there were a disparity between the income you earn and the amount on your salary. There is a disparity between two items that ought to be the same.

Comparably, quantity discrepancy relates to the distinction between the number of products that a producer needs to create and the volume that end-users, as well as customers, usually need.

Thus, from the above we can conclude that the correct option is B.