MKTG Quizzes Chapter 9
A grocer has purchased a truckload of frozen dinners for $3 each. The grocer operates on a margin of 30% for frozen food items. What is the retail price to the consumer? $3.35 $5.78 $2.60 $4.29
$4.29
Firm A is selling a product for $40, while their major competition is selling the same product for $50. Firm A is trying to decide whether to market their price as "$10 off" or "20% off." According to the majority of research, which strategy would be the most effective? $10 off 20% off They will be equally effective There is no way to determine effectiveness
20% off
What is a key feature of decoy products that consumers are intended to use as reference points? should share similar characteristics to the target product should be less attractive than the target product can be priced higher than the target product to make target more accessible All of these are correct
All of these are correct
What is one reason why pricing in insurance is so difficult? Prices must be determined without definite knowledge of the amount of consumers Prices cannot be easily changed during a payment period Prices must be determined without definite knowledge of the usage rates of consumers All of these are correct
All of these are correct
Assume that Netflix has introduced a new bundle service for their streaming services. Bundle 1 includes a base price of $9 to cover 25 hours of streaming for the month and variable price of $0.10 for every 30 minutes over that 25 hours. Bundle 2 includes no base price, but a variable price of $0.25 for every 30 minutes of streaming per month. When a consumer attempts to decide which bundle to use, what is he or she determining? Value of the brand Price elasticity Effectiveness of bundling Breakeven point
Breakeven point
What is defined as the marketing of two or more different products in a single package price? Target selling Bundle pricing Multiple unit pricing Group discount
Bundle pricing
Which of these is not part of the Three C's Model for Price Setting? Competitors' price Costs Capitalization Consumer assessment
Capitalization
If a company is using Reference pricing in an advertisement and lists their competitor's price for comparison inside that ad, what is this competitor's price called? Sale marketing Internal reference Market standard External reference
External reference
What is defined as the idea that people would try to avoid choosing extreme options and rather choose the "safe option" and take a middle path? Attraction effect Extremity attraction Psychological pricing Extremity avoidance
Extremity avoidance
It is desirable for an insurance company, such as BlueCross BlueShield, to hold the entire market. True False
False
More than 90% of Fortune 500 companies have a full-time job dedicated to pricing. True False
False
Small changes in price do not have a very large impact on bottom line profits. True False
False
You should quote prices of related items for consumers to use as anchors, because using unrelated product prices is always ineffective. True False
False
A change in price in an elastic market is likely to show _______ change in demand when compared to a similar change in an inelastic market. Greater Variable Equal Smaller
Greater
What is the first step in strategic pricing? Knowing how your industry behaves Financing large projects Knowing the price of your competitors Increasing the marketing budget
Knowing how your industry behaves
What is defined as setting a popular item at an extremely low price to attract people to the store? Mass discounting Low-cost strategy Loss leader Gimmicks
Loss leader
What is Black Friday an example of? Price skimming Loss leader pricing Prestige pricing Flat-rate pricing
Loss leader pricing
What is defined as a strategy to encourage people to buy more by offering price breaks for purchasing more than one unit of a particular product? Prestige pricing Loss leader Bulk discount Multiple unit pricing
Multiple unit pricing
The competitive retail price for a stereo system is $300. Retail stores normally have a margin of 30% for such items. Wholesalers normally have a margin of 20% for such items. The manufacturer's price is unknown. What steps should be taken to determine the manufacturer's highest price? Solve for Retail price, then Wholesale price, then Manufacturer price Solve for Wholesale price, then Manufacturer price, then Retail price Solve for Retail price, then Manufacturer price, then Wholesale price Solve for Manufacturer price, then Wholesale price, then Retail price
Solve for Retail price, then Wholesale price, then Manufacturer price
Value-based pricing will always be more profitable than cost-based pricing. True False
True
is not about what we put into our product, it's what our customers get out of it. Marketing Value Price Evaluation
Value
Are companies using prestige pricing more or less likely to use the odd/even pricing strategy than standard retail companies? more equally likely less all companies use this strategy at all times
less
What is ala carte pricing? variable rate for each customer setting a high price to skim maximum revenues price determined by choice of rigid, set bundles price assembled as you add options
price assembled as you add options
What is prestige pricing? setting a high price so quality or status-conscious consumers will be attracted to the product pricing to target low-budget shoppers designing a product to mimic luxury items setting a low price so quality or status-conscious consumers will be attracted to the product
setting a high price so quality or status-conscious consumers will be attracted to the product
What is odd-even pricing? setting prices a few dollars or cents under an even number bundling products in odd or even numbered quantities a method used for clearance sales only setting prices at alternating odd and even values
setting prices a few dollars or cents under an even number
What is flat-rate pricing? setting a low rate to penetrate the market price set to fluctuate with treasury bonds single rate per time period different rate for each customer
single rate per time period
What is dynamic pricing? variable rate for each customer price determined from bargaining price set to change with stock prices standard, flat rate for each customer
variable rate for each customer
What is the definition of Price? what is exchanged for the product, service, or idea the treasury-backed ultimate value of a product the combination of values for all raw values what is provided as a good or service
what is exchanged for the product, service, or idea
What is the breakeven point? the most desirable point for profits where profits just cover costs where variable costs only are covered where fixed costs only are covered
where profits just cover costs
What is the key difference between cost-based pricing and value-based pricing? where you start the process weight placed on customer service how you value each layer of business focus on quantity vs. focus on quality
where you start the process