Question from PMPForsure (100 free)

Submitted by antonyvd on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 20:57

Hi,

This is a question from PMPforsure

Your subcontractor delivered building raw material 3 days late.To bring some degree of satisfaction he reduced its cost by 5%.This offer is an example of?

A) Compromise

B) Collaborate

C) Smoothing

D) Forcing

I selected the answer as 'A- Compromise',since the buyer is compromising for the delay by accepting the cost reduction.But the answer given by them is 'B-Collaborate'.I see these types of questions in other exams and the answer was 'compromise'.Please comment and guide me on this.

regards

Antony

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GSA

Sat, 08/10/2013 - 19:37

I think it's compromise too. I've seen this question in Rita's prep exam... Others may have some input. What was the explanation from PMP4sure?

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tmanivannan

Sat, 08/10/2013 - 23:12

 The answer is compromise only.  Sometime..  the answer were printed wrongly. 

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srianant

Sun, 08/11/2013 - 19:29

Here it is not compromising and because it is a win-win and lose-lose situation from both the parties eg - you have lost 3 days but gained 5% of cost and the supplier has lost the 3% of his profit margin but agained the contractural delivery. I have read it in one of notes... Just in the procurement management. 

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srianant

Sun, 08/11/2013 - 19:29

Here it is not compromising and because it is a win-win and lose-lose situation from both the parties eg - you have lost 3 days but gained 5% of cost and the supplier has lost the 3% of his profit margin but agained the contractural delivery. I have read it in one of notes... Just in the procurement management.