A Small Police Department Wants to Buy a Machine with Which

question 190

Multiple Choice

A small police department wants to buy a machine with which it can perform alcohol breath tests.It has never had this capability before but feels it is an essential tool as the community grows.The machine costs about $5,000,which is almost 75 percent of the department's entire supply budget.This purchase would be an example of a(n) _____ situation.

• A) extensive buying
• B) low-involvement buying
• C) new-buy
• D) modified-rebuy
• E) straight-rebuy

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