When Members of the Buying Center Agree to Consider IBM

question 121

Multiple Choice

When members of the buying center agree to consider IBM, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard in purchasing new computers because they are the firms that expressed interest, which stage of the business-to-business buying process is taking place?

• A)Vendor selection
• B)Identification of alternatives
• C)Identification of vendors
• D)Vendor evaluation

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Definitions:

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A mathematical game or puzzle consisting of three rods and a number of disks of different sizes that need to be moved from one rod to another under certain rules.

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Old Problem

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Similarly Structured Problem

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