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- A. buying of anything
- B. ownership of anything
- C. selling of anything
- D. marketing of anything
Explanation: Services are intangible activities or benefits and do not transfer ownership of a physical item.
Correct answer: ownership of anything- A. sought products
- B. unsought products
- C. specialty products
- D. shopping products
Explanation: The standard consumer-product classes are convenience, shopping, specialty, and unsought products.
Correct answer: sought products- A. barter system
- B. products
- C. services
- D. distribution channels
Explanation: Airline transportation and home repair provide activities or benefits rather than physical goods, so both are services.
Correct answer: services- A. consumer products
- B. industrial products
- C. augmented products
- D. specialty products
Explanation: A lawn mower bought for a landscaping business is used to support business operations and generate revenue, making it an industrial…
Correct answer: industrial products- A. augmented product or services
- B. convenience products and services
- C. shopping goods or services
- D. sought products or services
Explanation: Convenience products and services are purchased quickly and with little comparison when the need is noticed, such as routine groceries or…
Correct answer: convenience products and services- A. Coca-Cola of different flavors
- B. P&G detergents brands as 'Tide, Ivory, Dreft'
- C. Toyota new brand 'Scion'
- D. Kellogg's Special K' snacks and protein waters
Explanation: Multibranding means one company markets several separate brands within the same product category.
Correct answer: P&G detergents brands as 'Tide, Ivory, Dreft'- A. sought specialty products
- B. augmented industrial product
- C. unsought shopping products
- D. unsought consumer products
Explanation: Life insurance is commonly classified as an unsought consumer product because people generally do not seek it actively and often need…
Correct answer: unsought consumer products- A. specialty products
- B. subspecialty products
- C. convenience products
- D. unsought products
Explanation: Low-priced, frequently purchased items placed in convenient retail locations are convenience products.
Correct answer: convenience products- A. specialty products
- B. unsought products
- C. convenient products
- D. unsought specialty products
Explanation: Specialty products have distinctive characteristics or strong brand identification, leading buyers to make a special effort to obtain…
Correct answer: specialty products- A. convenience products
- B. unsought products
- C. shopping products
- D. augmented products
Explanation: Toffees and candies are bought frequently, with little comparison and minimal effort, so they are convenience products.
Correct answer: convenience products- A. design a product
- B. determine cost of product
- C. set price based on cost
- D. convince buyer about products value
Explanation: Cost-based pricing proceeds from product design to cost determination and then to setting the price by adding an appropriate margin to…
Correct answer: set price based on cost- A. unsought services
- B. augmented services
- C. industrial services
- D. specialty products
Explanation: Preplanned funeral services are unsought services because consumers do not normally consider or seek them during routine purchasing.
Correct answer: unsought services- A. non-shopping products
- B. shopping products
- C. specialty products
- D. unsought products
Explanation: Shopping products are selected after consumers compare alternatives on factors such as quality, price, style, and suitability.
Correct answer: shopping products- A. sought industrial products
- B. specialty industrial products
- C. shopping consumer products
- D. augmented products
Explanation: Shopping consumer products usually require explanation and comparison before purchase, making personal selling useful alongside…
Correct answer: shopping consumer products- A. unsought products
- B. shopping products
- C. specialty products
- D. industrial convenient products
Explanation: Medical and legal services depend on the recognised expertise and reputation of particular professionals, so customers make a special…
Correct answer: specialty products- A. consumer products
- B. augmented product
- C. industrial products
- D. de-augmented product
Explanation: Luxury cars purchased as particular brands are consumer products because they are bought for personal or household use.
Correct answer: consumer products- A. Three groups
- B. Two groups
- C. Four groups
- D. Five groups
Explanation: Industrial products are commonly grouped into materials and parts, capital items, and supplies and business services.
Correct answer: Three groups- A. unsought product
- B. specialty shopping products
- C. industrial products
- D. specialty products
Explanation: Designer clothing is usually a specialty product because buyers seek particular designers or labels and are willing to make extra effort…
Correct answer: specialty products- A. product experience
- B. intangible products
- C. tangible product
- D. services
Explanation: A QWERTY keyboard is a physical feature of the BlackBerry, so it belongs to the product's tangible or actual characteristics.
Correct answer: tangible product- A. consumer products
- B. industrial products
- C. augmented products
- D. core customer value
Explanation: Industrial products are purchased for use in business operations, production, or resale rather than for personal consumption.
Correct answer: industrial products