Daniel is a baker who has decided to create his own brand of chain restaurants, short and sweet. he negotiates with three suppliers for weeks and ultimately signs contracts with these suppliers. francis, who owns a new sugar plantation, agrees to sell daniel freshly refined sugar on the condition that daniel him advertise his brand of sugar. diana runs an orchard and provides daniel with fruit. she enters into the partnership knowing that she can dramatically increase her profits if she can sell fruit to daniel. lastly, ryan, who owns a mill, decides to purchase a new piece of machinery so that he can sell daniel flour at a lower price than his competitor. the end result of daniel's interactions with his suppliers is that folks in his neighborhood have a chance to buy delicious baked goods at reasonable prices. daniel's situation with his suppliers is an example of