Cranes Inc.gives its printing orders to multiple suppliers.These suppliers may have a share of the business in either the current period or future periods.However,one of these suppliers,Paramount Inc.,receives a considerable percent of Cranes' printing orders,though the orders taper or augment periodically.Paramount can be best classified as a(n):
A) Lost-for-good customer
B) Always-a-share customer
C) Never a share supplier
D) New supplier
E) Prospective customer

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Paramount Inc. is described as receiving a considerable percentage of Cranes' printing orders, even if the orders taper or augment periodically. This suggests that Paramount is an "Always-a-share" customer for Cranes, meaning that they consistently have a share of the business. This is different from a "Never a share" supplier, who would never receive any business from Cranes, or a "New supplier" or "Prospective customer," who have not yet established a relationship with Cranes. A "Lost-for-good" customer would be one that Cranes used to do business with but has since lost as a customer.