<span>Channel management is defined as the type of management that is used in a situation where a company develops various marketing techniques and strategies in order to reach the widest possible customer base. The channels are the means used to market the product. Unethical activity usually caused by channel management is UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION. </span>
When actual revenue <u>exceeds</u> what the revenue should have been, the variance is labelled favourable.
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When a country can produce a product more cheaply than its trading partners, it is known as: <span>comparative advantage
For example, United States often imported exotic fruits from Brazil. Since Brazil is a tropical country, the cost in producing exotic fruits will be significantly lower compared to growing it in the United States. Therefore, we can say that brazil has a comparative advantage in this product compared to united states.</span>