Cost of goods sold $212,000 rent expense $32,000freight out $7,000 sales discounts 8,000insurance expense 6,000 sales returns and allowances 13,000salaries and wages expense 58,000 sales revenue 380,000prepare multistep income statement and find gross profit rate

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration