A small police department wants to buy a machine with which it can perform alcohol breath tests. It has never had this capability before but feels it is an essential tool as the community grows. The machine costs about $5,000, which is almost 75 percent of the department's entire supply budget. This purchase would be an example of which type of situation?

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This situation is a new task buy because the department has never purchased an alcohol breath test machine before. It is a significant purchase for the department, as it represents almost 75% of its supply budget, and it is an essential tool for the department's operations as the community grows.

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