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One of the benefits of value-driven marketing is that attention to customer needs and wants will likely result in

Question 1 options:

strong connections among competing firms in the marketplace.

lower prices.

increased competition.

long-term relationships.

Question 2(2.5 points)

Value-driven firms constantly measure the __________ that customers perceive, compared to the prices of their offerings.

Question 2 options:

relationships

merchandise

benefits

information

rebates

Question 3(2.5 points)

Your roommate, a non-business major, sees you reading your marketing text. He or she asks, “Why is marketing important?” You respond by saying all of the following EXCEPT

Question 3 options:

Marketers advise production on how much product to make.

Marketers tell the logistics department when to ship products.

Marketers engage customers and develop long-term relationships.

Marketers identify opportunities to expand.

Marketers are the most important profit center in any organization.

Question 4(2.5 points)

Whenever Arnold calls his insurance agent, the agent tells Arnold about new types of insurance available. The agent is pursuing a ________________ growth strategy.

Question 4 options:

market development

diversification

product proliferation

product development

market penetration

Question 5(2.5 points)

Fernando was thrilled to find out that his company had just decided to invest a great deal of money in the product he was managing. He knows that even with its recent high rate of growth and the fact that it was dominating the market, he would need more money to establish it firmly. Using the BCG portfolio analysis, his product shares characteristics with other:

Question 5 options:

question marks.

cash cows.

stars.

dogs.

Question 6(2.5 points)

Introducing new products or services to a market segment the company is not currently serving is called:

Question 6 options:

market penetration

product development

market development

product proliferation

diversification

Question 7(2.5 points)

Quitman sells his business language dictionary to college students throughout the United States. He wants to sell the book to international students abroad. Quitman wants to pursue a __________________ growth strategy.

Question 7 options:

product development

diversification

market development

product proliferation

market penetration

Question 8(2.5 points)

Even when big-box discount retailers enter a market, some small, local retailers survive and prosper. These retailers have developed a _________________ generating long-term profitability.

Question 8 options:

successful mission-goal statements

strategic business simulation

sustainable competitive advantage

market segmentation sufficiency

Question 9(2.5 points)

Almost every banker thinks his or her firm provides better service than their competitors. If this is accurate, and customers recognize it, the bank creates and delivers value through:

Question 9 options:

operational excellence

product excellence

customer excellence

promotional excellence

global excellence

Question 10(2.5 points)

Which of the following is not one of the four overarching strategies to create and deliver value and to develop sustainable competitive advantages?

Question 10 options:

Locational excellence

Product excellence

Planning excellence

Operational excellence

Customer excellence

Question 11(2.5 points)

Heather has been assessing a number of her firm’s products using the Boston Consulting Group approach to portfolio analysis. She has been trying to assess the strength in a particular market and is looking at the sales of the product and the overall market as well as the sales of competitors. Heather is working on determining _________________.

Question 11 options:

cash generation equivalents

relative market share.

market growth rate

statistical census analysis

competitive advantage

Question 12(2.5 points)

Using the BCG portfolio analysis, dogs should be phased out unless:

Question 12 options:

the CEO of the firm is a champion of the product.

additional resources could convert the product into a star.

the market might rebound.

it complements or boosts the sales of another product.

Question 13(2.5 points)

Based on the BCG portfolio analysis, products in low-growth markets that have received heavy investments and now have excess resources to spin off are:

Question 13 options:

Valuers

cash cows.

stars.

question marks.

dogs.

Question 14(2.5 points)

To determine how attractive a particular market is in using the BCG portfolio analysis, __________________ is established as one axis.

Question 14 options:

market growth rate

competitive intensity

profit potential

ideal market distribution

relative market share

Question 15(2.5 points)

Chet has been known to say, “If you ever see me with anything other than a Coke in my hand, check my pulse. I must be dead. ” When Chet is thirsty for a soft drink, he obviously skips the _______________ stage of the consumer decision process.

Question 15 options:

evoked set determination

evaluation of alternatives

all of the above

prepurchase evaluation

information search

Question 16(2.5 points)

A product category is in a high growth market. The product is also doing quite well. This is an example of a what type of growth strategy?

Question 16 options:

Star

Question mark/problem child

Cash cow

Cash generator

Question 17(2.5 points)

Advertisers using magazine ads often put a logo and slogan at the bottome of the page. They are most attempting to influence…

Question 17 options:

Selective imagery

Selective perception

Selective distortion

Selective retention

Question 18(2.5 points)

Consumers, and especially younger are using things like Facebook, Youtube, text messaging, etc. This macro-environmental issue can be best described as….

Question 18 options:

Cultural

Economic

Social

Demographic

Question 19(2.5 points)

Craig sees his company’s quarterly sales and profits are significantly above projections and says, “That’s great. Let’s keep doing what we are doing.” Craig is suggesting they ignore the ____________ of the marketing planning process.

Question 19 options:

define the business mission.

evaluate performance

situation analysis

implement marketing mix and resources.

identifying and evaluating opportunities.

Question 20(2.5 points)

You are deciding on a very expensive gift to buy your parents for the 50th anniversary. You are likely going to use what type of decision rule?

Question 20 options:

Compensatory

Heuristic

Disjunctive

Planned

Question 21(2.5 points)

To have an ethical business climate requires all employees to be dedicated to that goal because:

Question 21 options:

customers are only vaguely interested in a firm’s ethical standards.

employees have to be taught ethical standards.

managers rarely enforce values unless employees ask them to do so.

the roots of ethical conflict often are competing values of individuals.

employees do not have sufficient visionary scope to understand the ramifications of unethical behavior.

Question 22(2.5 points)

During research you uncover an unmet need in the marketplace. In terms of SWOT this is a(an)

Question 22 options:

Weakness

Competitive advantage

Strength

Opportunity

Question 23(2.5 points)

The Nike swoosh is familar to people all over the world. This marketing strength is….

Question 23 options:

Marketing budget

Customer loyalty

Brand recognition

Product quality

Question 24(2.5 points)

Hannah knows about many different clothing brands. These various brands make up her…

Question 24 options:

Retrieval set

Universal set

Evoked set

Brand set

Question 25(2.5 points)

Jimmy likes going to movies and sometimes takes 30 minutes to pick the movie. This is an example of

Question 25 options:

extensive problem solving

High involvement decision making

Movies are low involvment

Limited problem solving

Question 26(2.5 points)

You are a buyer for a clothing line. You decide to buy from a close friend even though you know that a competitor’s line is better. This violates what ethics category?

Question 26 options:

Fairness and honesty

Communication

Conflict of interest

Business relationships

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Question 27(2.5 points)

You buy an expensive watch to wear when you go out. What Maslow need are you likely addressing?

Question 27 options:

Status

Self actualization

Socialability

Esteem

Question 28(2.5 points)

All of the below are examples of competitive advantage value creators except…

Question 28 options:

Operational excellence

Locational excellence

Communication excellence

Product excellence

Question 29(2.5 points)

Consumers consider universal, retrieval, and evoked sets during the ______________ stage of the consumer decision process.

Question 29 options:

situational factor analysis

postpurchase evaluation

information search

need recognition

evaluation of alternatives

Question 30(2.5 points)

What is the marketing mix?

Question 30 options:

Strategic tools available to marketers

Ways to promote customers

Mix of available marketing resources

The set of appropriate products and services

Question 31(2.5 points)

In a modified rebuy situation, _________________ are likely to have an advantage in acquiring the order.

Question 31 options:

consumers

current vendors

gatekeepers

buying centers

resellers

Question 32(2.5 points)

Most B2B buying situations can be categorized as new buys, modified rebuys, and:

Question 32 options:

significant others.

angular dilemmas.

initiator-influenced democratic decisions.

RFPs.

straight rebuys.

Question 33(2.5 points)

Compared to the B2C process, the information search and alternative evaluation steps in the B2B process are:

Question 33 options:

less focused on customer value creation.

more formal and structured.

identical.

based on derived supply analysis.

centrally planned.

Question 34(2.5 points)

Firms use a differentiated segmentation strategy, targeting several market segments with a different offering each, because:

Question 34 options:

it is easier than mass marketing.

it helps to obtain a bigger share of the market.

it is better than focusing on individual or small groups of potential customers.

most market segments are too small to be profitable.

banks are more willing to extend credit to companies with this strategic approach.

Question 35(2.5 points)

Marco was assigned to help create a positioning strategy for the manufacturing firm where he works by working on the salient attributes. He should consider:

Question 35 options:

the safety record of the firm and its products.

what the target marketing would consider the most important.

the characteristics that help his firm win a state-wide award for excellence in manufacturing.

the ways the sales representatives have been positioning the firm against the competitors.

the features the engineers feel are most important for the quality of the product.

Question 36(2.5 points)

Almost every political candidate uses a combination of red, white, and blue in their campaign posters. They are trying to position themselves in voters’ minds using:

Question 36 options:

value.

symbols.

all of the above.

the competition.

salient attributes.

Question 37(2.5 points)

Whose perceptions are being measured in a perceptual map?

Question 37 options:

Consumers

Inventors of the products or the current R&D team

The strategic planners

A company’s executive team

Competitors

Question 38(2.5 points)

MTV uses __________ segmentation to target individuals interested in doing good deeds, and in doing so, it helps add value without jeopardizing its financial success.

Question 38 options:

altruistic

corporate social responsibility

millennial generation

lifestyle

socio-demographic

Question 39(2.5 points)

Marketers often race into research studies to collect __________________ data because it is designed to address their specific questions, while _____________ data exist, be cheaper to access, and sufficiently address the marketer’s questions.

Question 39 options:

secondary; primary

syndicated; primary

structured; unstructured

ratings; unstructured

primary; secondary

Question 40(2.5 points)

The major advantage of primary research data is:

Question 40 options:

it can be easily accessed through syndicated data bases.

it can be tailored to meet the specific research needs.

it takes less time to collect than secondary data.

it is general enough to meet many different researchers’ needs.

all of the above are advantages of primary research data.

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July 1, 2023

158. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the end and beginning of the year are as follows:

End

Beginning

Cash

$ 62,000

$73,000

Accounts receivable (net)

75,000

60,000

Inventories

54,000

47,000

Accounts payable

(merchandise creditors)

43,000

37,000

Salaries payable

2,800

3,800

Sales (on account)

210,000

Cost of merchandise sold

70,000

Operating expenses other than depreciation

67,000

Use the direct method to prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of a statement of cash flows.

159. The comparative balance sheet of Colson Company, for 2010 and the preceding year ended December 31, 2009 appears below in condensed form:

Year

2010

2009

Cash

$ 45,000

$ 53,500

Accounts receivable (net)

51,300

58,000

Inventories

147,200

135,000

Investments

60,000

Equipment

493,000

375,000

Accumulated depreciation-equipment

(113,700)

(128,000)

$622,800

$553,500

Accounts payable

$ 61,500

$ 42,600

Bonds payable, due 2012

.....

100,000

Common stock, $10 par

250,000

200,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par--

common stock

75,000

50,000

Retained earnings

236,300

160,900

$622,800

$553,500

The income statement for the current year is as follows:

Sales

$623,000

Cost of merchandise sold

348,500

Gross profit

$274,500

Operating expenses:

Depreciation expense

$24,700

Other operating expenses

75,300

100,000

Income from operations

$174,500

Other income:

Gain on sale of investment

$ 5,000

Other expense:

Interest expense

12,000

(7,000)

Income before income tax

$167,500

Income tax

64,100

Net income

$103,400

Additional data for the current year are as follows:

(a)

Fully depreciated equipment costing $39,000 was scrapped, no salvage, and equipment was purchased for $157,000.

(b)

Bonds payable for $100,000 were retired by payment at their face amount.

(c)

5,000 shares of common stock were issued at 15 for cash.

(d)

Cash dividends declared were paid $28,000.

(e)

All sales are on account.

Prepare a statement of cash flows, using the direct method of reporting cash flows from operating activities.

July 1, 2023

158. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the end and beginning of the year are as follows:

End

Beginning

Cash

$ 62,000

$73,000

Accounts receivable (net)

75,000

60,000

Inventories

54,000

47,000

Accounts payable

(merchandise creditors)

43,000

37,000

Salaries payable

2,800

3,800

Sales (on account)

210,000

Cost of merchandise sold

70,000

Operating expenses other than depreciation

67,000

Use the direct method to prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of a statement of cash flows.

159. The comparative balance sheet of Colson Company, for 2010 and the preceding year ended December 31, 2009 appears below in condensed form:

Year

2010

2009

Cash

$ 45,000

$ 53,500

Accounts receivable (net)

51,300

58,000

Inventories

147,200

135,000

Investments

60,000

Equipment

493,000

375,000

Accumulated depreciation-equipment

(113,700)

(128,000)

$622,800

$553,500

Accounts payable

$ 61,500

$ 42,600

Bonds payable, due 2012

.....

100,000

Common stock, $10 par

250,000

200,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par--

common stock

75,000

50,000

Retained earnings

236,300

160,900

$622,800

$553,500

The income statement for the current year is as follows:

Sales

$623,000

Cost of merchandise sold

348,500

Gross profit

$274,500

Operating expenses:

Depreciation expense

$24,700

Other operating expenses

75,300

100,000

Income from operations

$174,500

Other income:

Gain on sale of investment

$ 5,000

Other expense:

Interest expense

12,000

(7,000)

Income before income tax

$167,500

Income tax

64,100

Net income

$103,400

Additional data for the current year are as follows:

(a)

Fully depreciated equipment costing $39,000 was scrapped, no salvage, and equipment was purchased for $157,000.

(b)

Bonds payable for $100,000 were retired by payment at their face amount.

(c)

5,000 shares of common stock were issued at 15 for cash.

(d)

Cash dividends declared were paid $28,000.

(e)

All sales are on account.

Prepare a statement of cash flows, using the direct method of reporting cash flows from operating activities.

July 1, 2023

158. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the end and beginning of the year are as follows:

End

Beginning

Cash

$ 62,000

$73,000

Accounts receivable (net)

75,000

60,000

Inventories

54,000

47,000

Accounts payable

(merchandise creditors)

43,000

37,000

Salaries payable

2,800

3,800

Sales (on account)

210,000

Cost of merchandise sold

70,000

Operating expenses other than depreciation

67,000

Use the direct method to prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of a statement of cash flows.

159. The comparative balance sheet of Colson Company, for 2010 and the preceding year ended December 31, 2009 appears below in condensed form:

Year

2010

2009

Cash

$ 45,000

$ 53,500

Accounts receivable (net)

51,300

58,000

Inventories

147,200

135,000

Investments

60,000

Equipment

493,000

375,000

Accumulated depreciation-equipment

(113,700)

(128,000)

$622,800

$553,500

Accounts payable

$ 61,500

$ 42,600

Bonds payable, due 2012

.....

100,000

Common stock, $10 par

250,000

200,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par--

common stock

75,000

50,000

Retained earnings

236,300

160,900

$622,800

$553,500

The income statement for the current year is as follows:

Sales

$623,000

Cost of merchandise sold

348,500

Gross profit

$274,500

Operating expenses:

Depreciation expense

$24,700

Other operating expenses

75,300

100,000

Income from operations

$174,500

Other income:

Gain on sale of investment

$ 5,000

Other expense:

Interest expense

12,000

(7,000)

Income before income tax

$167,500

Income tax

64,100

Net income

$103,400

Additional data for the current year are as follows:

(a)

Fully depreciated equipment costing $39,000 was scrapped, no salvage, and equipment was purchased for $157,000.

(b)

Bonds payable for $100,000 were retired by payment at their face amount.

(c)

5,000 shares of common stock were issued at 15 for cash.

(d)

Cash dividends declared were paid $28,000.

(e)

All sales are on account.

Prepare a statement of cash flows, using the direct method of reporting cash flows from operating activities.

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