A wide range of factors may be taken into account by suppliers when setting or negotiating prices. Which of the following are external factors in pricing decisions? Select TWO that apply.

Economic growth can be measured by...? 

Stalemate is more likely to happen if both parties trade more variables in a commercial negotiation. Is this assumption true?

A senior buyer analyses the supply market and he realises that his organisation is treated as Exploit according to supplier's perspective model. What does he need to do?

Fast & Easy Limited, a global fast food retailer, is in a negotiation with its major meat supplier. The supplier is asking for a 2% price increase, which Fast & Easy is strongly resisting. The supplier justifies this increase by stating that currency fluctuations, an unstable economic climate, and rising transport costs have necessitated this increase. Which influencing tactic is the supplier using?