Rhonda is a procurement officer for the government and needs to hire a new plumbing company that she could pay a fixed price per year to get their services on demand. she sends out this request to a plumbing website where multiple plumbing firms respond with their prices. rhonda will choose the lowest price offer. this is an example of what?

demand-based pricing
value-based pricing
price leader/ follower competitive bid
comparative cost pricing

Aproject currently generates sales of $14 million, variable costs equal 50% of sales, and fixed costs are $2.8 million. the firm’s tax rate is 40%. assume all sales and expenses are cash items. (a). what are the effects on cash flow, if sales increase from $14 million to $15.4 million? (input the amount as positive value. enter your answer in dollars not in (b) what are the effects on cash flow, if variable costs increase to 60% of sales? (input the amount as positive value. enter your answers in dollars not in millions). cash flow (increase or decrease) by $