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When there is unexpected fall in sales firms will have certain amount of unsold stock that they didn't anticipated. Such stock is known by:

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✅ Correct Option: 2

When sales fall unexpectedly, goods remain unsold beyond what the firm intended to hold, so inventories rise without any plan. This unintended rise in stock is called unplanned accumulation of inventories. An unexpected rise in sales would instead cause unplanned decumulation.

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