Marketing Exam 2 Review Chapter 8&9
Which of the following statements regarding the marketing of international products and services is correct?
Because markets and consumers around the world differ widely, companies must usually adapt their product offerings in different world markets.
At which step does a company perform a review of the sales, costs, and profit projections for a new product to determine whether the new product is likely to satisfy objectives?
Business analysis
When, if ever, is price discrimination allowed?
If the seller can prove that its costs are different when selling to different retailers, then it is legal.
Which stage of the product life cycle normally lasts longer than the previous stages and poses strong challenges to marketing management?
Maturity
Which of the following statements regarding socially responsible product decisions is correct?
The government may prevent companies from adding products through acquisitions if the effect threatens to decrease competition.
Marketers must consider external considerations in establishing pricing. Which of the following represents those external considerations?
The nature of the market and demand and other environmental factors
Charlie markets for a brand that prefers to set prices based on buyers' perception of value rather than on the seller's cost. This pricing is known as:
customer value-based pricing
Continually adjusting prices to meet the characteristics and needs of individual customers and situations is known as _______________________.
dynamic pricing
The Robinson-Patman Act seeks to ensure that sellers offer the same price terms to customers at a given level of trade to prevent ______________________.
price discrimination
When a retailer temporarily prices a few select items below cost to create excitement and pull consumers into the store, it is practicing ___________________ pricing.
promotional
Which of the following reverses the usual process of first designing a new product, determining its cost, and then asking, "Can we sell it for that?"
target costing
When Dr. Lawncare developed his revolutionary new robotic lawn mower, he expected that during the growth stage of the product life cycle ___________.
the company would see rising profits
To create successful new products, a company must _______.
understand its consumers, markets, and competitors and develop products that deliver superior value to customers
Brotein is a branded mineral shake powder that has been formulated from a lot of research and testing. Barn Dad, who manufactures the Brotein branded shake powder has decided to offer the product at a high initial price to recover R & D quickly. This new product pricing strategy is known as _______________________________.
Market-Skimming
Which of the following pricing strategies would a company use to attract a large number of buyers quickly and win a large market share?
Market-penetration pricing
A company sets a high price on a new product it introduces to maximize revenue from various market segments. Which new product pricing strategy is the company using?
Market-skimming pricing
Rogerio is the creator of a gaming station (like PlayStation) and has priced his gaming units fairly low in price for its relative costs with the hope that he will make more money on the high priced games which are only compatible with his gaming station. Rogerio is using a strategy of ___________ pricing.
captive-product
Over the years, the local College Park Cinema has listened to its customers (mostly college students) and now is able to offer the right combination of quality and good service at a fair price. Which pricing strategy is College Park Cinema using?
good-value pricing
Rodney owns Kensington Chocolate Factory. He has just approved two new holiday flavors of an existing chocolate truffle line that they currently produce. Rodney feels a lot of pressure to get these new flavors on the store shelves as the market for these chocolate truffles has reached satuation and there are many substitute products. Based on the information above, Rodney has just approved a product _______________ and the brand is currently in the ___________________ stage of the Product Life-Cycle.
modification, Maturity
One of the NASCAR cup speedways has just added new, premium features to it's executive level such as online reserved boxed seating options, high-backed leather chairs with armrests and footrests. As well, the latest in digital sound with screens of the broadcast are included in this seating level. The speedway will now charge a higher price for this level then it once had charged. The addition of these premium features point to which type of pricing?
value-added pricing
In lecture we discussed that Consumer Education is likely needed more in which of the following Product Lifecycle Stages than all others?
Growth
A variation of break-even pricing is ____________________, which uses the concept of a break-even chart that shows the total cost and total revenue expected at different sales volume levels.
Target return pricing
Pointed out during lecture, the most expensive stage (on average) of the New Product Development Process is the ________________________ stage.
Test Marketing
How do companies apply pricing strategies to accommodate differences in customer segments and situations?
They apply a variety of price adjustment strategies.
After market strategy is developed, the next step of the new product development process is _______________.
business analysis
The XYZ company is trying to increase consumption by finding new users and new market segments for its brands as it manages these products through the maturity stage of the Product Lifecycle. For XYZ, the attempt to increase consumption is known as ______________________.
modifying the market
A company's pricing strategy is affected by internal factors such as ___________________.
overall marketing strategy, objectives, marketing mix, and other organizational considerations
The illegal practice of ______________________ is selling below cost with the intention of punishing a competitor or gaining higher long-run profits by putting competitors out of business.
predatory pricing
When sellers set prices in conjunction or collaboration with one another, this illegal practice is known as _______________.
price-fixing