Lemony Inc. sells its popular bottled lemonade - the company's only product - in various geographic locations through tie-ups and agreements with retailers. Each location is represented by two salespersons, one of whom serves current customers while the other finds new ones. Which of the following sales-force structures has most likely been combined to form the complex sales-force structure at Lemony Inc.?

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Lemony Inc.'s complex sales-force structure involves salespersons who are responsible for specific geographic locations, which suggests a territorial sales-force structure. Additionally, the salespersons are divided into two groups, with one group focused on serving current customers and the other focused on finding new customers. This suggests the use of a market sales-force structure. Therefore, the complex sales-force structure at Lemony Inc. most likely involves a combination of market and territorial sales-force structures.