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Identify and discuss the three major ways that a product mix can be improved.

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Discounts given to customers who buy in large amounts are called ____ discounts.


A) trade
B) cash
C) quantity
D) wholesale
E) preferential

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Seasonal discounts provide price incentives to customers during peak selling seasons.

A) True
B) False

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BMW's acquisition of the British automaker Rover provides BMW with instant entry into the growing sport-utility vehicle market with the legendary Range Rover line. BMW's purchase is an attempt to widen its product mix.

A) True
B) False

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During the decline stage of the product life-cycle, the sales volume decreases sharply because of an increase in the number of competing firms.

A) True
B) False

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How does product differentiation allow a firm to exert some control over a product's price?

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When a product is differentiated, buyers...

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Discounts offered to encourage early payment of outstanding accounts are called ____ discounts.


A) trade
B) cash
C) wholesale
D) quantity
E) preferential

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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The complete and legal name of an organization, such as Walmart Stores, Incorporated, is called a


A) trade name.
B) brand name.
C) brand mark.
D) store brand.
E) manufacturer brand.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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All of the following are characteristics of the maturity stage of the product life-cycle except


A) a peak in the sales curve.
B) a decline in the sales curve.
C) simplification of product lines.
D) increased distribution.
E) increased price competition.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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Bread, gasoline, and ____ are examples of convenience products.


A) cars
B) furniture
C) newspapers
D) large appliances
E) a cruise

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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A hotel room in New Orleans during Mardi Gras costs considerably more than it would during the following week. This is an example of


A) status-quo pricing.
B) cost-based pricing.
C) price differentiation.
D) variable pricing.
E) price adjustment.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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If Texas Instruments hires an accounting firm to compute the company's taxes, the accounting firm is providing a(n) ____ service.


A) business
B) governmental
C) institutional
D) tangible
E) mandatory

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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In a meeting to generate new products, the advisory committee felt that it had come up with some excellent ideas. Now that there is a list of product ideas, the next step is


A) business analysis.
B) product development.
C) screening.
D) test marketing.
E) commercialization.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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If Nabisco had established a pricing objective of selling one out of every three crackers consumed in the world, it would have established an objective based on


A) cash flow.
B) market share.
C) survival.
D) return on investment.
E) dollar sales volume.

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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All of the following are business products except


A) color televisions in the electronics department of a large retail store.
B) iron ore in a steel plant.
C) small hand tools in an automobile repair shop.
D) toner cartridges in the supply closet of a word processing center.
E) a new appliance in someone's home.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Discounts from the list price offered to intermediaries are called ____ discounts.


A) trade
B) quantity
C) wholesale
D) cash
E) preferential

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Renee collects antique Fabergé eggs. For most of these eggs, only one or a few were created of each design. These eggs would best be classified as ____ products.


A) specialty
B) convenience
C) business
D) shopping
E) luxury

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Click It, Inc. Travis is a salesperson for Click It, Inc. Click It does not sell products with its own brand nam However, because Click It had been concerned about dropping sales, management listened to Travis's concerns about the company's pricing. He suggested using a different pricing strategy. More specifically, he felt that the company should incorporate a multiple-unit pricing strategy because it would then allow Click It to set a single price for multiple units. This had the potential of increasing sales and therefore profits, so management agreed to consider Travis's suggestion. -Refer to Click It, Inc. The multiple-unit pricing strategy suggested by Travis is a(n) ____ strategy.


A) new product
B) psychological
C) equilibrium
D) promotional
E) place

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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A brand is all of the following except a(n)


A) name.
B) term.
C) symbol.
D) item usually owned by the producer or manufacturer.
E) design.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Price competition occurs when a seller emphasizes the


A) low price of a product.
B) high price of a product.
C) quality of a product.
D) quality of the customer service.
E) importance of the product.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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