Vending Machine operator suffers the cost of a product recall. Is the wholesaler responsible if the manufacturer is unable to pay for all the costs of a recall? If the manufacturer or wholesaler must pay for the legitimate costs of a recall, who would determine the legitimacy of each cost and see that it was not creating an opportunity for middleman to make an extra profit?would the results achieved in this case have been different if there was a real vendor retailer partnership?how and why? if the manufacturer must pay for the recall,would this cause some manufacturers to be more careful so as to aviod recalls or would it cause them to hesitate longer before deciding that a recall is necessary?