Trends in supply management include: Group of answer choices increasing the number of suppliers and developing closer relationships. limiting the number of suppliers and focusing on results from key suppliers. switching suppliers frequently through online auctions to get price discounts. greater concentration of the supplier selection decision in procurement. negotiating shorter term contracts with fewer suppliers to increase leverage.

Caleb construction (cc) incurs supervisor salaries expense in the construction of homes. if cc manufactures 100 homes in a year, fixed supervisor salaries will be $400,000. with the current construction supervisors, cc's productive capacity is 150 homes in a year. however, if cc is contracts to build more than 150 homes per year, it will need to hire additional supervisors, which are hired as full-time rather than temporary employees. cc's productive capacity would then become 200 homes per year, and salaries expense would increase to $470,000. how would cc’s salaries expense be properly classified? fixed variable mixed stepped curvilinear