One common Christmas tradition in many households is the Claxton fruitcake.The fruitcake bakery in Claxton,Georgia,makes about 6 million pounds of fruitcake annually and has $12 million in sales.One fruitcake batch weighs 375 pounds.About 70 percent of that weight is fruits and nuts.A single batch is divided into 34 loaf pans that hold 11 pounds each.Loaves are cooked for 100 minutes at 375 degrees.The bakery can cook 6,000 pounds at a time.During the baking season (August-December),the bakery uses a tractor-trailer load of raisins each day.The suggested retail price of a one-pound Claxton fruitcake is $3.69.
-Refer to Claxton Fruitcakes.Any company that purchased Claxton fruitcakes to give to its customers would treat this purchase like any other purchase and evaluate the cake and the company in terms of which of the following?

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Companies that purchase Claxton fruitcakes would evaluate both the quality of the fruitcake and the service provided by the bakery in terms of delivery time and price. The suggested retail price of the fruitcake is mentioned in the passage, indicating that price would be a factor in a company's evaluation. Additionally, the passage provides details about the baking process, such as the time and temperature required to make the fruitcake, which suggests that the bakery places a strong emphasis on quality. Thus, quality, service, and price would be the most important factors for a company evaluating the purchase of Claxton fruitcakes.

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