Question

When buying highly technical, few-of-a-kind products such as hydroelectric power plants, governments have found that general contractors are reluctant to specify a formal, fixed price for the procurement. Therefore, these contractors use ________ to compensate them for any cost overruns.

Answer 1

Cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing is when the contractor specifies the expenses of a project and a fixed fee for the services that provides which allows the contractor to earn a profit. In this type of pricing, the overall cost of the project is determined at the end and all the authorized costs are paid to the contractor in full. According to this, the answer is that these contractors use cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing to compensate them for any cost overruns.