BMATWT 352 - Building Materials and Forest Products Marketing

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Assignment 5 - Business of Trading


Due: Tuesday Nov. 3

From the Reading : Ch. 4 Business of Trading - Leckey and using

Random Lengths Pricing Newsletter

1) First you must choose to be a Wholesaler of EITHER Softwood Lumber Products OR Panel Products. Choose 1 of these and Pick a particular product, place and Volume (MBF) to sell and list your choices here. Hint: You may want to use the Random Lengths Price Guide to answer this question.

 

(e.g. Lumber, 2 x 6, SPF-S Inland West, 30 MBF)

2) Prospect for a REAL customer by using any of the methods listed in the reading. Write down their: Company Name, Street Address, City, State, ZIP, Telephone Number

 

Extra Credit: NAME OF BUYER (real name) + 1POINT

3) Using the Random Lengths Price Guide and list the Price / MBF and the Total Price of your Sale.

 

Please hand in your assignment IN CLASS.


   
         

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