A contractor receives a request from the owner of a company to bid on a large-scale construction project. The contractor will prepare a(n)

A) unsolicited proposal.

B) solicited proposal.

C) business plan.

D) request for proposal

You're sending an unsolicited proposal to a local restaurant in an effort to become its primary food vendor. The letter of transmittal to accompany the proposal should follow the format for

A) persuasive messages.

B) bad-news messages.

C) good-news messages.

D) routine messages.

Which of these documents would not qualify as primary research?

A) A recent survey of your company's top clients

B) The most recent issue of a trade magazine in your industry

C) Notes from a conversation you recently had with a local government official

D) Your company's latest balance sheet