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Who would a food buyer in a large chain operation would typically report to? - Answer
✅Purchasing vice president or director
What is the purpose of placing cost limits in purchasing specifications? - Answer ✅to maintain a
competitive position
What is the primary objective to the purchasing function? - Answer ✅To maintain adequate
supply
What items are included in the product category "Food and beverage"? - Answer ✅All food and
beverages but not FFE and services
Which type of purchasing process is in use at a small-volume operation that does NOT
employee a full-time purchasing staff? - Answer ✅Decentralized
Costing a recipe and calculating order quantities is an example of which type of purchaser's
skills? - Answer ✅Technical
Training staff, handling vendors, and cooperating with other managers are all which type of
skill? - Answer ✅Interpersonal
@2025 Exam Material 1
, The process of obtaining products and services of a desired quality at a desired price is known
as? - Answer ✅Purchasing
Purchasing can best be described as the process of obtaining products and services of a ___? -
Answer ✅Desired quality at a desired price
Which activity is typically a job responsibility of a purchaser? - Answer ✅Negotiating contracts
with suppliers
Why would a vendor offer a much lower prices in a competitive bidding situation? - Answer
✅The vendor wants to break into the market
What is an agreement between two businesses in which the contract's consideration is NOT in
the form of money is called? - Answer ✅A trade out
Alternative products and services are also known as ___? - Answer ✅Acceptable substitutes
An agreement made between two or more parties is called a __? - Answer ✅Contract
A signature dish is a menu item that___? - Answer ✅Customers associate with a specific
operation
After determining the needed product, what is the next step in developing product
specification? - Answer ✅Learn about available products
The par stock order level for peas s is 11 cases. Orders are placed every Friday morning and
received every Monday morning. On Thursday, there are 3 cases in stock, 1 of which will be
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