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- A. customer training
- B. delivery
- C. ordering ease
- D. customer consulting
Explanation: Ordering ease measures how simple it is for a customer to place an order, whether through a shop, website, or sales representative.
Correct answer: ordering ease- A. consistency of product mix
- B. length of product mix
- C. depth of product mix
- D. width of product mix
Explanation: Product-mix width is the number of different product lines carried by a company.
Correct answer: width of product mix- A. reliability
- B. conformance quality
- C. performance quality
- D. durability
Explanation: Conformance quality measures how consistently a product matches the stated design or customer specifications.
Correct answer: conformance quality- A. line filling pricing
- B. line stretching pricing
- C. product mix pricing
- D. line deepening pricing
Explanation: These are product mix pricing methods because they set prices for related products and the overall product offering, including options…
Correct answer: product mix pricing- A. depth of product mix
- B. consistency of product mix
- C. width of product mix
- D. length of product mix
Explanation: Product mix length is the total number of individual product items across all product lines.
Correct answer: length of product mix- A. expected products
- B. basic product
- C. augmented products
- D. potential product
Explanation: The third level of the customer-value hierarchy is the expected product, created by adding the features and conditions customers normally…
Correct answer: expected products- A. natural items
- B. capital items
- C. farm items
- D. heterogeneous items
Explanation: Capital items are long-lasting business goods, such as machinery and major equipment, that support the production of finished products.
Correct answer: capital items2148. The goods that enter completely into manufacturing of the product are classified as ____________?
- A. supplies services
- B. capital items
- C. materials and parts
- D. business services
Explanation: Materials and parts are goods that enter completely into the manufacturer’s finished product, either as raw materials or as manufactured…
Correct answer: materials and parts2149. The goods that are frequently and immediately bought by consumer's are classified as ___________?
- A. convenience goods
- B. specialty goods
- C. unsought goods
- D. shopping goods
Explanation: Convenience goods are bought frequently, quickly, and with minimal comparison or effort, such as routine grocery items.
Correct answer: convenience goods- A. retail co-branding
- B. wholesale co-branding
- C. joint-venture co-branding
- D. multiple-sponsor co-branding
Explanation: Recognised co-branding forms include retail, joint-venture, and multiple-sponsor co-branding; wholesale co-branding is not a standard…
Correct answer: wholesale co-branding- A. delivery and installation
- B. all of the above
- C. ordering ease
- D. customer training and consultation
Explanation: Service differentiation can be achieved through easier ordering, better delivery and installation, and customer training or consultation.
Correct answer: all of the above- A. left-market stretch
- B. down-market stretch
- C. Two-way stretch
- D. up-market stretch
Explanation: A two-way stretch occurs when a company serving the middle market expands both downward into lower-priced products and upward into…
Correct answer: Two-way stretch2153. The pricing technique used by sellers while selling individual products in bundles is _______?
- A. optional-feature pricing
- B. pure bundling pricing
- C. pure bundling pricing
- D. mixed bundling pricing
Explanation: Mixed bundling lets customers buy products either separately or together as a package, often at a different combined price.
Correct answer: mixed bundling pricing- A. product line pricing
- B. optional-feature pricing
- C. by-product pricing
- D. Two-part pricing
Explanation: Product line pricing sets prices for related products within a product line rather than treating each product as completely separate.
Correct answer: product line pricing- A. sales agents
- B. markets
- C. broker firms
- D. escalator
Explanation: In the supply-chain view, markets are the destination because products and services ultimately move toward customers.
Correct answer: markets- A. delivery channels
- B. service channels
- C. all of the above
- D. sales channel
Explanation: Manufacturers of physical goods need sales channels to reach buyers, delivery channels to move products, and service channels to support…
Correct answer: all of the above2157. The types of conflict that can occur in marketing channels of a product does not include _________?
- A. vertical channel conflict
- B. horizontal channel conflict
- C. multi-channel conflict
- D. sealed channel conflict
Explanation: Recognized channel conflicts include vertical, horizontal, and multichannel conflict.
Correct answer: sealed channel conflict- A. territorial rights of distributor's
- B. conditions of sale
- C. territorial rights of producers
- D. intensive policy
Explanation: Territorial rights of distributors specify the territory assigned to a distributor and the conditions governing the producer’s appointment…
Correct answer: territorial rights of distributor's- A. Two-level channel
- B. Three-level channel
- C. One-level channel
- D. Zero-level channel
Explanation: A producer selling directly to retailers uses one intermediary level, so it is a one-level channel.
Correct answer: One-level channel- A. vertical channel conflict
- B. horizontal channel conflict
- C. sealed channel conflict
- D. multi-channel conflict
Explanation: When a producer uses two or more channels to reach the same market, the channels may compete with one another, creating multichannel…
Correct answer: multi-channel conflict