Cranes Inc

question 13

Multiple Choice

Cranes Inc.gives its printing orders to multiple suppliers.These suppliers may have a share of the business in either the current period or future periods.However,one of these suppliers,Paramount Inc.,receives a considerable percent of Cranes' printing orders,though the orders taper or augment periodically.Paramount can be best classified as a(n) :

• A) Lost-for-good customer
• B) Always-a-share customer
• C) Never a share supplier
• D) New supplier
• E) Prospective customer

---

Definitions:

Pilot Test

An initial small-scale implementation used to evaluate the feasibility, duration, cost, and adverse events involved in a research project.

Scientific Experimentation

The systematic investigation of scientific theories and hypotheses through controlled testing and observation.

Background Research

The process of gathering existing information and data on a specific topic, to understand prior developments and inform new inquiries or hypotheses.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.