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Q36:
Which of the following can be inferred about supplier partnerships, as they are described in the passage?

They cannot be sustained unless the goods or services provided are available from a large number of suppliers.

They can result in purchasers paying more for goods and services than they would in a competitive-bidding situation.

They typically are instituted at the urging of the supplier rather than the purchaser.

They are not feasible when the goods or services provided are directly related to the purchasers’end products.

They are least appropriate when the purchasers’ ability to change suppliers is limited.
答案为B
我定位在第一段which can inappropriately shelter suppliers from rigorous competitive scrutiny that might afford the purchaser economic leverage。
E不对在文章最后一句话：In Type 4 situations, where there are few alternatives and change is difficult, partnerships may be unavoidable. 就是说当alternatives 和changes都很少的情况下，partership才成为必然。

37.
According to the passage, which of the following factors distinguishes an indirect purchase from other purchases?

The ability of the purchasing company to subject potential suppliers of the purchased item to competitive scrutiny
The number of suppliers of the purchased item available to the purchasing company

The methods of negotiation that are available to the purchasing company

The relationship of the purchased item to the purchasing company’s end product

The degree of importance of the purchased item in the purchasing company’s business operations
37选D 定位在 indirect products， which are not directly related to production
就是说像电脑，广告这样的indirect purchase，你买的 not directly related to a company’s end product.
不要被上面帖子答案误导了哈， 有详细解释 https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-corporate-purchasing-competitive-scrutiny-is-typically-limited-to-139805.html

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再补充两句哈： 我觉得这里面的概念类似我在会计学到的direct purchase and indirect purchase概念。
比如我在一家工厂生产铅笔， 那进购生产铅笔用的木头之类的原材料就叫direct purchase；在工厂有很多工人的office， office需要电脑来办公，买电脑的钱，或者想宣传铅笔的广告费用，就叫做indirect  purchase.