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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Definitions:

Break-Even

The instance where cumulative spending equals cumulative earnings, causing neither a financial gain nor a deficit.

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or output.

Fixed Costs

Fixed expenses that are unaffected by the amount of goods produced or sold, for example, rent, salaries, and insurance payments.

Profit

Profit is the financial gain obtained when the amount earned from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.