Portillo's Fast Food restaurants are changing their hot dog vendor. The company has realized that in order to stay competitive, its hot dogs need to be made larger and shorter so that they can fit in a new smaller-sized hot dog bun. Consequently, Portillo's is looking for a vendor that can provide a product according to its new specifications at a price that is less than what it was paying in the past. At what stage in the business buying process is Portillo's

supplier search

Explanation:

Portillo's Fast Food restaurants are in the supplier search stage in the business buying process. The supplier search refers to the stage of the business buying process whereby the buyer or the company seeks the best suppliers or vendors.

The company can compile a list of suppliers and make a research about them to know the one that's most appropriate to carry out the job at hand and will be most effective and efficient. This can be infered from the question as Portillo's is looking for a vendor that can provide a product according to its new specifications at a price that is less than what it was paying in the past.

month 1 start amount =$3287.90 interest=(3287.90x0.0145/12)3.97 total to pay=$3291.81 paid =$1200 balance =$2,091.87

month 2 starting amount= $2,091.87 interest =$25.28 total to pay =$2117.15 paid =$1200 balance $917.15

month 3 starting amount =$917.15 interest =$11.08 total to pay =$928.23 paid =$928.23 balance =$0 total to pay 1200+1200+928.23 = $3328.23 it will take 3 months to pay a total of $3328.23