Questions: Which best illustrates a small business operating in a retail industry as opposed to wholesaling its products? Multiple Choice Moriah bakes doughnuts and sells them to restaurants. Sticking It manufactures unique stickers and sells them in bulk to office supply stores. Iron Heat, an apparel company, sells its merchandise to clothing retailers. Perfect Suds imports soap and directly sells it to customers through kiosks. Chip To It manufactures computer parts that are resold by tech companies.

The answer is Perfect Suds imports soap and directly sells it to customers through kiosks.

Explanation for each option:

1. Moriah bakes doughnuts and sells them to restaurants.

   • This illustrates a wholesaling operation because Moriah is selling her products to other businesses (restaurants) rather than directly to consumers.

2. Sticking It manufactures unique stickers and sells them in bulk to office supply stores.

   • This is also a wholesaling operation, as the company sells its products in bulk to other businesses (office supply stores).

3. Iron Heat, an apparel company, sells its merchandise to clothing retailers.

   • This is an example of wholesaling, as Iron Heat sells its products to retailers who then sell to consumers.

4. Perfect Suds imports soap and directly sells it to customers through kiosks.

   • This best illustrates a small business operating in the retail industry because Perfect Suds sells directly to consumers through kiosks.

5. Chip To It manufactures computer parts that are resold by tech companies.

   • This is a wholesaling operation, as the company sells its products to other businesses (tech companies) for resale.