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A company has determined that products sold to a large, strategic customer have unacceptable low variable margins. Which of the following strategies should the company use to improve profitability of sales to that customer?

A. End the relationship and seek out a profitable customer to replace it.

B. Evaluate the products' value to the customer and adjust prices accordingly.

C. Move the production of the products to a low labor cost location.

D. Implement a balanced scorecard.

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