Plasto is a Spanish company that manufactures stadium seating for sports venues.It is one of many such manufacturers.The city of Marsia,which is going to host the next Olympic Games,forms a committee to make purchases of equipment that would be required at its venues.The committee has limited knowledge of the available products,but eventually decides to purchase Plasto stadium seating for the venues.This purchase by the recently formed committee is an example of a _____ situation.

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This situation is an example of a new-task purchase because the committee, having limited knowledge of the available products and presumably not having made such a purchase before, is making a decision on buying stadium seating for the first time for the Olympic Games. This involves gathering information and evaluating options in a way that is characteristic of a new-task buying situation, where the buyer has no previous experience with the product or service.

Plasto Is a Spanish Company That Manufactures Stadium Seating for Sports