Question 46

A manufacturing company purchases a certain component in quantities of 10,000 units per truckload. The company uses 2,000,000 units annually. The firm's supply manager identifies two possible suppliers of the component, both of which meet service and quality requirements.
Supplier A offers the component at $.69 per unit and charges $2000 to ship one truckload. Supplier B offers the component at $.71 per unit and charges $1500 to ship one truckload. Given this situation, which of the following will be MOST useful to the supply manager in deciding between the two suppliers?
  • Question 47

    During a prolonged recession, a hotel chain sees reservations at one of its locations decline by five percent. The chain soon decides to close that location. Why would a small change in capacity utilization have this effect?
  • Question 48

    JKL, Inc. outsources its event services for large group training sessions and annual meetings. The contract requires the supplier to report program metrics, including cost savings. The savings method employed compares the hotel's initial bid to the final negotiated price. The first report shows significant hard savings on the average nightly rate for hotel rooms. JKL's category manager would like to claim the hard savings. Which of the following BEST describes why the finance department should deny this request?
  • Question 49

    A buyer for ABC, Inc. meets with a sales representative from XYZ Company to discuss the purchase of a product. The sales representative provides documentation to the buyer that the product will meet or exceed the specifications required by ABC. Based on thi information, the buyer places an order with XYZ.
    However, upon inspection of the received product, the buyer learns that it does not meet ABC's specifications and cannot be used for the intended purpose. Which of the following is TRUE in this situation?
  • Question 50

    Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Company A? Exhibit: