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(1)
Someone who has responsibility for marketing decisions concerning a group of products is:
[A]
A marketing manager
[B]
A brand manager.
[C]
A sales manager.
[D]
A product manager.
Answer: A product manager.
(2)
The paradigm that leads to more complex products at ever-increasing prices is ______________.
[A]
Product orientation
[B]
Production orientation
[C]
Marketing orientation
[D]
Sales orientation
Answer: Product orientation
(3)
Which of the following best describes the decision making required in dealing with customer enquiries?
[A]
Unstructured, strategic
[B]
Unstructured, operational
[C]
Structured, strategic
[D]
Structured, operational
Answer: Unstructured, operational
(4)
Two systems are described as_________________ if a change in the outputs of one causes a substantial change in the state of the other.
[A]
Highly decoupled
[B]
Highly coupled
[C]
Black boxes
[D]
Sub-systems
(5)
Chang and Chang observe that the competition is increasing the size of its warehouses. They have decided to do the same. They are following a _______________________ strategy.
[A]
Theory of Constraints
[B]
Follow the leader
[C]
Expansionist
[D]
Wait-and-see
Answer: Follow the leader
(6)
A facility with a design capacity of 1,000 units, an actual average of 800 units, and effective capacity of 850 units has a utilization of ______________ .
[A]
85%
[B]
80%
[C]
125%
[D]
94%
(7)
Yield management is not especially useful where:
[A]
The service/product can be stored
[B]
Capacity is relatively fixed
[C]
The service cannot be sold in advance
[D]
The market can be fairly clearly segmented
Answer: The service/product can be stored
(8)
Which of the following is true?
[A]
Value is always lower than price.
[B]
Value is what consumers are prepared to pay.
[C]
Cost is always lower than price.
[D]
Price is always lower than value.
Answer: Value is what consumers are prepared to pay.
(9)
A specific satisfier for a need is called a______________.
[A]
Product
[B]
Demand
[C]
Want
[D]
Market
(10)
Structured decisions are also called_________________ decisions.
[A]
Strategic
[B]
Programmable
[C]
Read-intensive
[D]
Non-programmable