CIPS Updated L3M3 Exam Questions and Answers by lowri

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Post-tender negotiation.

In my opinion, potentially a very rewarding activity where the rules permit.

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The benefit of in-depth interviews is that one may unearth deeper thoughts, ideas or concerns than through a larger quantitative exercise. Qualitative exercises lend themselves to more freedom to ex-plore interesting issues.

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An opportunity cost is the cost of not being able to do something else.

For example, if a firm opts to build a new factory, it may not be able to create ten new retail outlets which was another option open to it, in spending these particular funds. Or if you buy a holiday, you may not be able to buy a new television. The television is the opportunity cost of the holiday ie the benefit foregone.

The other types of cost shown are methods of classifying actual (real) costs. Opportunity costs are, in a sense, not real; they are hypothesized and therefore do not show in the balance sheet or profit and loss account of a business.

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Term contracts are set up for a period of time, or a 'term'.

The other answer options shown here are the subject of other QUESTION NO: s within this test.