{"id":217057,"date":"2025-05-20T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=217057"},"modified":"2025-05-20T20:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:39:34","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-an-example-of-b2c-e-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/which-of-the-following-is-an-example-of-b2c-e-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is an example of B2C e-commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following is an example of B2C e-commerce?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. bidding on an item at an estate sale<br>B. providing professional services for another company<br>C. setting up autopayments for household bills<br>D. purchasing items online with a store credit card<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct Answer: D. Purchasing items online with a store credit card<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B2C (Business-to-Consumer) e-commerce<\/strong> refers to transactions conducted over the internet between businesses and individual consumers. It involves a commercial exchange where businesses sell goods or services directly to end-users. Common examples include shopping on websites like Amazon, Walmart, or Best Buy, where consumers can browse, select, and purchase items for personal use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Option D<\/strong> is the correct answer because <strong>purchasing items online with a store credit card<\/strong> is a classic example of a B2C transaction. The individual (consumer) is buying products from a business (e.g., an online retailer) and is using a store-issued credit card to complete the purchase. This scenario reflects a direct commercial relationship between a business and a consumer via an online platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s break down the other choices to understand why they are <strong>not<\/strong> examples of B2C e-commerce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Option A: Bidding on an item at an estate sale<\/strong> \u2013 This is not typically an online or digital transaction, and even if done online (e.g., through an auction site), it would more likely fall under <strong>C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer)<\/strong> e-commerce if both buyer and seller are individuals, not businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option B: Providing professional services for another company<\/strong> \u2013 This is an example of <strong>B2B (Business-to-Business)<\/strong> e-commerce, where one business offers products or services to another business, not to a consumer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option C: Setting up autopayments for household bills<\/strong> \u2013 While this involves online activity, it is not a purchase of goods or services in the traditional e-commerce sense. It is more of a <strong>financial transaction<\/strong> or <strong>bill payment system<\/strong>, not a commercial sale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, <strong>Option D<\/strong> represents the correct scenario of B2C e-commerce because it involves a consumer purchasing goods online from a business, fitting the standard definition of business-to-consumer electronic commerce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is an example of B2C e-commerce? A. bidding on an item at an estate saleB. providing professional services for another companyC. setting up autopayments for household billsD. purchasing items online with a store credit card The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer: D. 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