Question 1

Business products are also referred to as

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A)   B2B products.
B)   B2C products.
C)   B4B products.
D)   BOB products.
E)   B4C products.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Among business products, support products include installations such as

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A)   convenience products.
B)   buildings and fixed equipment.
C)   tools and office equipment.
D)   raw materials and component parts.
E)   maintenance, repair, and legal services.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

A product is a good, service, or idea consisting of ________ that satisfy consumers' needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value.

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A)   a promise or commitment exchanged between a seller and a buyer
B)   a bundle of tangible and intangible attributes
C)   an assortment of value-possessing activities
D)   an array of physical attributes
E)   a collection of tangible qualitiesF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

When a small retail chain hires an accountant to do its income taxes, the retail chain would have purchased

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A)   an ancillary service.
B)   an industrial service.
C)   a specialty service.
D)   an accessory service.
E)   a contractual service.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

GoPro uses all of these sources to generate new-product ideas except which?

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A)   consumer shared content
B)   team of professional and amateur athletes
C)   employees
D)   retailers
E)   R&D lab IDEOF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding goods is most accurate?

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A)   In order to be classified as a good, an item must appeal to all five senses.
B)   Music is not considered a good because it only involves a single sense-hearing.
C)   Some goods, though defined by their tangible attributes, also have intangible ones.
D)   To market a good that contains visual attributes, you cannot use an auditory medium.
E)   The aroma of chocolate chip cookies is considered an idea because it affects one's senses.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Parvaderm Vitality Index
-A firm's Vitality Index is calculated by dividing the ________ by the company's total sales revenue.

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A)   total profit
B)   revenue of its top three best-selling products
C)   profits from its newest products, during the year they become profitable
D)   revenues of new products, often those released during the past three years
E)   percentage of market shareF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Because early-stage financing is almost always a problem for those starting a new business, ________ is a way to gather an online community of supporters to financially rally around a specific project that is unlikely to get resources from traditional sources.

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A)   crowdfunding
B)   open sourcing
C)   venture capital
D)   online banking
E)   crowdsourcingF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Heavy-duty Rayovac flashlights are sold to consumers throughout the United States. Philips manufactures the bulbs used in Rayovac flashlights. The quantity of bulbs Philips makes is related to how many flashlights Rayovac sells. This is an example of

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A)   a tying arrangement.
B)   reciprocity.
C)   strategic alliance demand.
D)   relationship marketing.
E)   derived demand.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

With respect to price and availability, which type of consumer product would usually be very expensive and available in just a few locations?

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A)   convenience product
B)   shopping product
C)   discretionary product
D)   specialty product
E)   unsought productF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Supplies are support products that include items such as

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A)   stationery, paper clips, and brooms.
B)   tools and office equipment.
C)   buildings and fixed equipment.
D)   raw materials and component parts.
E)   maintenance, repair, and legal services.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

A retail chain hires a company to design and install a computer network that would allow each store in the chain to check the inventory of others in the chain for customer-requested items. The retail chain purchased which kind of business products?

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A)   accessory equipment
B)   industrial services
C)   supply materials
D)   component parts
E)   installationsF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The emphasis of a marketing strategy for a discontinuous innovation would most likely be to

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A)   generate awareness among consumers.
B)   advertise benefits to consumers that stress points of differentiation.
C)   educate consumers about new consumption patterns through personal selling.
D)   obtain widespread distribution in multiple channels.
E)   stress price differentials from competitors' products.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Procter & Gamble has a large ________ that includes product groupings such as beauty and grooming (Crest toothpaste and Gillette razors)  and household care (Downy fabric softener, Tide detergent, and Pampers diapers) .

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A)   marketing mix
B)   product class
C)   product itemization
D)   product line
E)   product mixF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The Apple innovation that leading car manufacturers are incorporating into their offerings that allows users to make calls, listen to music, and access messages by voice or touch while driving is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   iPod.
B)   iCloud.
C)   iCar.
D)   iPad.
E)   CarPlay.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Before a new product or service is developed, a firm should have a precise protocol, a statement that includes which of these?

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A)   a clear plan for product distribution
B)   an analysis of potential competitors' products
C)   a precise budget of how much can be spent for the marketing program
D)   a well-defined target market
E)   clear financial goals and expectationsF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The stage of the new-product development process that exposes actual products to prospective consumers under realistic purchase conditions to see if they will buy is referred to as

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A)   development.
B)   market testing.
C)   business analysis.
D)   commercialization.
E)   screening and evaluation.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Among business products, copiers would be best considered which type of support product?

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A)   installations
B)   accessory equipment
C)   supplies
D)   industrial services
E)   raw materialsF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Commercialization is the stage in the new-product development process

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A)   at which the product is positioned and launched in full-scale production and sales.
B)   during which the firm performs its final evaluations of the new product.
C)   when second-year sales forecasts are compared to actual first-year sales figures using a marketing dashboard.
D)   when advertising campaigns are evaluated using Starch scores to identify brand awareness.
E)   at which the product generates the greatest sales and profits.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

A discontinuous innovation is a product that

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A)   disrupts consumers' normal routine but does not require totally new learning.
B)   requires no new learning by consumers.
C)   is not purchased by innovators and early adopters.
D)   initiates obsolescence of a product class.
E)   requires consumers to learn entirely new patterns of behavior and product usage.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Exam 10: Developing New Products and Services

The Apple innovation that leading car manufacturers are incorporating into their offerings that allows users to make calls, listen to music, and access messages by voice or touch while driving is referred to as

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Among business products, support products include installations such as

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Because early-stage financing is almost always a problem for those starting a new business, ________ is a way to gather an online community of supporters to financially rally around a specific project that is unlikely to get resources from traditional sources.

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Which of the following statements regarding goods is most accurate?

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Before a new product or service is developed, a firm should have a precise protocol, a statement that includes which of these?

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The stage of the new-product development process that exposes actual products to prospective consumers under realistic purchase conditions to see if they will buy is referred to as

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Heavy-duty Rayovac flashlights are sold to consumers throughout the United States. Philips manufactures the bulbs used in Rayovac flashlights. The quantity of bulbs Philips makes is related to how many flashlights Rayovac sells. This is an example of

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A discontinuous innovation is a product that

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A retail chain hires a company to design and install a computer network that would allow each store in the chain to check the inventory of others in the chain for customer-requested items. The retail chain purchased which kind of business products?

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When a small retail chain hires an accountant to do its income taxes, the retail chain would have purchased

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Procter & Gamble has a large ________ that includes product groupings such as beauty and grooming (Crest toothpaste and Gillette razors) and household care (Downy fabric softener, Tide detergent, and Pampers diapers) .

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Commercialization is the stage in the new-product development process

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Supplies are support products that include items such as

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GoPro uses all of these sources to generate new-product ideas except which?

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With respect to price and availability, which type of consumer product would usually be very expensive and available in just a few locations?

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Among business products, copiers would be best considered which type of support product?

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A product is a good, service, or idea consisting of ________ that satisfy consumers' needs and is received in exchange for money or something else of value.

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Business products are also referred to as

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The emphasis of a marketing strategy for a discontinuous innovation would most likely be to

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Parvaderm Vitality Index -A firm's Vitality Index is calculated by dividing the ________ by the company's total sales revenue.

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