Jorge Rivera is the purchasing agent for a large warehouse. He doesn't know anything about forklifts and so has not been asked by the warehouse manager to participate in the purchase selection process for six new replacement forklifts. Once the decision has been made, however, Jorge will draw up the purchase order. In this case, Jorge is most likely simply acting as a/an/the: A influencer decider C buyer D user B

Jorge Rivera is the purchasing agent for a large warehouse. He doesn't know anything about forklifts and so has not been asked by the warehouse manager to participate in the purchase selection process for six new replacement forklifts. Once the decision has been made, however, Jorge will draw up the purchase order. In this case, Jorge is most likely simply acting as a/an/the: A influencer decider C buyer D user B

Accounting Information Systems

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337619202

Author:Hall, James A.

Publisher:Hall, James A.

Chapter10: The Rea Approach To Database Modeling

Section: Chapter Questions

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