In Response to a Request for Proposal (RFP)from a Company

question 96

Multiple Choice

In response to a request for proposal (RFP) from a company looking to outsource food and beverage services at its office cafeterias,Zoe develops a tender,prints it out,and has it delivered to the company's corporate office.Vivian,on the other hand,sends an electronic copy of her tender.Which of the

• A)The final contract decision is made jointly by several people from across departments and offices.
• B)The company has indicated in its publicity material that all tenders should be submitted in electronic form and has, thereby, been flooded with a record number of applications.
• C)The tender contains confidential information and it must be ensured that the information is not tampered with or changed.
• D)The company is a software services firm and most of its employees are college graduates.
• E)The contract work does not require an advanced level of technical expertise.

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Definitions:

Rubber Division

A business segment or department within a company that is responsible for the production and/or sales of rubber products.

Common Corporate Fixed Costs

Expenses incurred by a corporation that do not vary with the level of production or sales, and are shared across different segments or products of the company.

Contribution Margin

The difference between sales revenue and variable costs, which contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not change with the level of output or activity, such as rent or salaries.