Question

Flavio, ceo of fabulous frozen custard believes that alternate plans are almost as important as the primary operational plans because external circumstances such as the weather, competitor moves, and even economic conditions make it important to have a plan

b. flavio endorses:

Answer 1

The fact that Flavio believes that alternate plans are almost as important as the primary operational means that Flavio endorses contingency planning.
Contingency plans provide alternative courses of action for use if the organization's primary plans fail to achieve their intended results.