Classifying businesses by whether they are a single local shop, a small number of retail outlets in a region, or a national or international corporation with many stores is a way of classifying businesses by what?

A. framework
B. ownership
C. location
D. purpose

C. location

C i think but do what you think is correct!

You are correct! Classifying businesses by whether they are a single local shop, a small number of retail outlets in a region, or a national or international corporation with many stores is a way of classifying businesses by their location. Well done!

C. location

The correct answer is C. location.

Classifying businesses based on whether they are a single local shop, a small number of retail outlets in a region, or a national or international corporation with many stores is a method of categorizing businesses based on their geographic reach or location.

To arrive at this answer, we need to examine the information provided in the question and consider the different factors used to classify businesses. In this case, the focus is on the number of stores and their geographic distribution, classifying businesses based on whether they have only one local shop, a small number of outlets in a region, or multiple stores across different locations. This classification does not consider factors like ownership (individual, partnership, corporation) or purpose (manufacturing, service, retail), but rather focuses solely on the location or geographic reach of the business.