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Dure Plastics Inc.manufactures plastic products using injection-molding machines.The spare parts required for the injection machines are purchased from Nova Spares Company.The spare parts sourced from Nova Spares can be categorized as _____.


A) specialty goods
B) shopping goods
C) semifinished goods
D) organizational goods

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Identify the primary reason for conducting a product audit.


A) To develop a marketing plan for new products
B) To detect sick products and bury them
C) To earn the estimated profits without introducing new products
D) To implement cost-cutting strategies without altering the product mix

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following best defines tangible products?


A) They refer to those goods that cannot be perceived by touch.
B) They refer to the physical entities or services that are offered to a buyer.
C) They refer to goods that cannot be resold by a buyer.
D) They refer to the essential benefits a buyer expects to receive from a service.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Lystronia Inc.is a world-renowned manufacturer of culture media products.The company produces and supplies prepared media to laboratories all over the world for growing and testing microorganisms.Since Lystronia's customers are restricted to the healthcare industry,Lystronia typically operates in a _____.


A) parallel market
B) vertical market
C) horizontal market
D) high-demand market

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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_____ can be defined as the degree of excellence or superiority that an organization's product possesses.


A) Quality
B) Width
C) Depth
D) Reach

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

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Which of the following is true of brand equity?


A) Organizational products cannot have brand equity.
B) Brand equity is a company's evaluation of its products and sales figures.
C) Advertising does not have any effect on brand equity.
D) Brand equity is determined by the consumer.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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In the context of brand and brand equity,which of the following is true of the multibranding strategy?


A) The image of one product (or set of products) is associated with other products a company markets.
B) A firm should not distance products from other offerings it markets.
C) The product(s) can be targeted at a specific market segment.
D) Should the product(s) fail,the probability of failure impacting on other company products is maximized.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Major and minor equipment,such as basic machinery,tools,and other processing facilities,can be categorized as _____.


A) specialty goods
B) organizational goods
C) semifinished goods
D) convenience goods

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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A product that is viewed in terms of the essential benefits that a buyer expects to receive from it is called a(n) _____.


A) tangible product
B) generic product
C) intangible product
D) meta product

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

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Which of the following is a basic assumption underlying product classification schemes?


A) Many products are unique and cannot be categorized under any product class.
B) The same marketing strategy can be used for all product categories.
C) Products with common attributes can be marketed in a similar fashion.
D) Products should be differentiated on the basis of profit margins rather than product features.

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

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In a _____,a manager is responsible for everything from marketing research and package design to advertising for a single product or a very small group of new and existing products.


A) marketing-manager system
B) category management system
C) traditional marketing system
D) brand-manager system

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

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RytWell Inc.is a company that manufactures pens.It distributes pens to various industries in the United States of America.Because its products are used by almost every company in the market,RytWell Inc.most likely operates in a _____.


A) contestable market
B) vertical market
C) horizontal market
D) gray market

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The depth of a product mix refers to the:


A) average number of products in each product line.
B) degree of similarity between product lines.
C) number of product lines handled by the organization.
D) total number of products or items in the company's product mix.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The demand for organizational goods is a(n) _____.


A) end-user demand
B) direct demand
C) derived demand
D) low-value demand

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

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In the context of branding,brand equity:


A) is the set of assets or liabilities linked to a brand that adds or subtracts value.
B) is not determined by the consumer.
C) can only be possessed by consumer goods and not by organizational goods.
D) is independent of the results of the marketplace's relationship with a brand.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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In the context of the diffusion of innovation,_____ refer to buyers who are the first to purchase a new product.


A) innovators
B) early adopters
C) laggards
D) late adopters

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following scenarios shows how a product is improved by modifying a product attribute?


A) An aerated drinks manufacturer reduces the price of one of its drinks due to low sales.
B) A large spa in Reno begins advertising its services on the Internet.
C) A dairy products manufacturer changes the promotion strategy of its line of processed cheese.
D) A company that sells packaged seafood adds an eco-friendly label to its packaging.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following statements regarding organizational goods is true?


A) Organizational goods are not purchased as means to an end but rather as an end in themselves.
B) Buyers of organizational goods are generally ill informed.
C) Organizational goods are often purchased directly from the original source with few middlemen.
D) The primary purchasing motive for organizational goods is convenience,even if the costs are high.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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A producer of alcoholic beverages produces four different brands of beer: BlackStar,BlueStar,Grandeur,and Holmes.BlackStar is a standard brew,while BlueStar has a low alcohol content.Grandeur is low in calories,and Holmes has a high alcohol content.In this case,the manufacturer uses different brand names for each of its products to:


A) associate the image of one product with that of another.
B) increase consumer brand awareness.
C) enter a new product class.
D) target specific market segments more efficiently.

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

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Alan visits a shopping mall in his neighborhood.He recollects his lessons from a marketing class and attempts to relate them to his observations at the mall.Which of Alan's interpretations is most accurate?


A) Alan believes that Tie World,a shop that exclusively sells ties,has a wide product mix.
B) Alan believes that The Corner Store,a shop that sells everything from baby rattles and potting soil to contact lens cleaning solution,has a narrow product mix and deep product lines.
C) Alan believes that The Giga-store,a shop that sells hundreds of self-help books,novels,and religious-themed music CDs,has a narrow and shallow product mix.
D) Alan believes that Ming's Corner,a shop that sells 36 different kinds of muffins,has a narrow and deep product mix.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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