Gary’s Seasoning wants to increase its capacity by adding more blending and packagingmachines. Two vendors have presented proposals. Vendor A’s equipment costs $11,500 and the variable cost per unit is $2.00. Vendor B’s equipment costs $13,500 and the variable cost per unit is $1.75. Selling price for each seasoning packet for $4.00.a. What is the break-even point for each proposal?b. If the expected volume is 7,500 packages, which vendor should be chosen? (Show all calculations to earn full credit)

Price/quality positioning positions products and services as offering the best value for the money. True False

4. Distinguish between a supplier and a prime vendor. 5. Describe the Farm/School Meals Initiative.

Is a Value Analysis Plan better or worse than simply finding the lowest price for an item, regardless of vendor or supplier? Explain your position.

Questions 1: The objectives of procurement and purchasing function at the organization have evolved far beyond the traditional mantra of ensuring we "get a good price!" Discuss how this role has changed. Explain the major objectives of procurement and purchasing function in the organization. Provide relevant examples to support your answer Questions 2 Improving the Procure-to-Pay ("P2P") system involves automation of all transactional activities associated with the thread of events that occur from the time of buying a good or service, through the release mechanism, to the point of Issuing payment. Elaborate the steps in Managing the Procure-to-Pay Process. Provide relevant examoles to support your answer

There is a comparison between offline and online purchasing methods for software.

True or False? Period Costs are the same as Product Costs, but just for one period.

21) The volume packs so typical of the products sold at Costco demonstrate multiple-unit pricing. A) True B) False 22) The geographic pricing arrangement of F.O.B. Destination sees the buyer paying for the costs of the freight. A) True B) False 23) A supplier pays a retailer a shelving allowance for the purpose of securing shelf space. A) True B) False 24) A manufacturer that keeps a record of customer volume and issues cheques at a later date to cover allowances earned over the term of the offer is allowing a discount on the basis of a bill-back. A) True B) False 25) "3/10, net 30" means that a customer whose payment is received 3 to 10 days after reception of the invoice will get a 30% discount. A) True B) False 26) The buying committee turned to the sales manager of a new line of cereals and stated that it would cost the company $50,000 to get the products listed and placed on their store shelves. The buying committee is asking for a slotting allowance.…