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One of the reasons marketers emphasize nonprice differences in their competitive strategies is because


A) consumers aren't concerned about prices.
B) these methods have no impact on the cost of production.
C) nonprice differences are tax deductible.
D) relatively similar products can be enhanced.

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

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Producers often use ________ as a primary basis for setting prices on the goods and services they offer the public.


A) tariffs
B) costs
C) market share
D) quotas

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

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Manufacturers' brands carry the brand name of the producers that distribute the products nationally.

A) True
B) False

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________ is the stage of new-product development that involves promoting a product to distributors, and developing advertising and sales campaigns in order to generate and maintain consumer interest.


A) Commercialization
B) Brand identification
C) Product differentiation
D) Merchandising

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

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The product life cycle presents a theoretical model describing what happens to sales and profits for a class of products over time.

A) True
B) False

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Event sponsorship like the Tostito's Fiesta Bowl football game helps improve brand awareness.

A) True
B) False

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Donavan spent the day talking with a packaging company in Guam, a lighting specialist in Japan, a touchpad expert in the U.S., a prototype design firm in Malaysia, as well as a shipping firm in China. Each of these firms provided expertise in the development of his company's latest product, a back-lighted eReader. The strategy that Donavan's firm used to develop its latest product is


A) singular source product development.
B) distributed product development.
C) multiple source product development.
D) multitasking product development.

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

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When consumers calculate the value of a product, they


A) subtract the cost of production from the market price.
B) eliminate all nontangible elements that might affect their perception of the product.
C) look at the benefits the product provides then subtract the cost.
D) identify the variable and the fixed components of the product's benefits.

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

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When reviewing the product life cycle model, it is important to remember that


A) although all products go through each stage of the life cycle, the time frame can vary considerably from one product to another.
B) it is a theoretical model that may not be followed by all products.
C) the maturity stage accounts for the fastest growth in sales.
D) companies earn their largest profits in the introduction stage.

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

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One common way of classifying consumer goods is based on consumer purchasing behavior.

A) True
B) False

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Land Movers Equipment Company sells used heavy construction equipment such as bulldozers and cranes. Land Movers products represent examples of an accessory equipment industrial good.

A) True
B) False

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While the packaging of services has not yet captured the attention of businesses, technological improvements will likely create new opportunities.

A) True
B) False

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The target costing strategy establishes a selling price that consumers are willing to pay for a product, and then subtracts a desired profit margin to determine a target cost of production.

A) True
B) False

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A competition-based pricing strategy in which all the competitors in an industry follow the pricing practices of one or more dominant firms is known as


A) market fixing.
B) price penetration.
C) price leadership.
D) primary pricing.

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

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Once a good or service nears the end of its product life cycle, the firm recognizes that


A) it is impossible to revert to an earlier stage of the model.
B) it can return to an earlier stage through creative marketing.
C) it will enjoy relatively high profits.
D) marketing dollars spent now will provide little benefit.

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

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According to the product life cycle model, sales are expected to peak in the ________ stage.


A) introduction
B) maturity
C) growth
D) commercialization

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

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What is a brand? What is a brand name? What is meant by brand equity?

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A brand is a name, symbol, or design (or...

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Anheuser-Busch/InBev Company, Inc., has been given the exclusive right to the name Budweiser and is legally protected from others using this name by the ________ they hold.


A) licensing agreement
B) brand name
C) copyright
D) trademark

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

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Bennett has entered into a contract with the federal government to design a computer simulation model for training helicopter pilots. The contract calls for the final price to be set at a fixed percentage profit over and above her cost of production. This seems to represent a


A) cost-based pricing strategy.
B) supply and demand formula.
C) demand-based pricing strategy.
D) price leadership pricing strategy.

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

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Lily's Floral Creations is located in a large town that has several other florists. Lily is likely to find that the presence of many larger competitors means that the only way she can survive is to charge rock-bottom prices.

A) True
B) False

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