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SBM - Chpt 10 - Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Setting prices for products and services requires entrepreneurs to balance a multitude of complex forces as entrepreneurs determine prices for their goods and services that will draw customers and ____.

a)

position prices lower than all competitors

b)

produce a profit

c)

effectively compete with online alternatives

d)

have high volume/high margin sales

2.

A common pricing mistake entrepreneurs make is lowering prices because they fail to recognize the ____.

a)

extra value, convenience, service, and quality they offer their customers

b)

advantage they have due to their lower cost structure

c)

complexities that larger competitors have to face

d)

driving need that all customers have to find the lowest price possible

3.

A key ingredient to setting prices properly is to understand a company's ____.

a)

cost structure

b)

most aggressive price competitor

c)

target market

d)

profit expectations

4.

One key to setting prices properly is based on understanding a company's ____.

a)

buying power

b)

competitive position

c)

target market

d)

cost structure

5.

Ultimately, the "right" price for a product or service depends on one factor -- ____.

a)

the lowest price possible

b)

premium prices

c)

the value that it provides for a customer

d)

the most effective advertising campaign

6.

In general, entrepreneurs should ____ head-to-head price competition with firms that can more easily lower prices through lower cost structures.

a)

avoid

b)

take on

c)

meet

d)

exit the market when faced with

7.

The acceptable price range of a product or service is the area between the ____ defined by customers in the market and the ____ established by the company's cost structure.

a)

price floor; price ceiling

b)

image; quality

c)

price ceiling; price floor

d)

price floor; value

8.

When pricing a new product, a small business owner should strive to always satisfy which three objectives?

a)

Product acceptance, maintaining market share, and earning a profit.

b)

Quick acceptance, extensive distribution, and quickly recovering costs.

c)

Recovering initial development costs, recovering initial promotional costs, and discouraging competition.

d)

Discouraging competition, recovering development costs, and developing a prestige image.

9.

A technique offering customers discounts if they purchase in quantity is referred to as _____.

a)

optional product pricing

b)

bundling

c)

multiple-unit pricing

d)

customized pricing

10.

____ is the difference between the cost of a product or service and its selling price.

a)

Markup

b)

Break-even pricing

c)

Contribution margin

d)

Absorption costing

11.

A reliable cost accounting system is necessary for accurate pricing. The traditional method of product costing, where the costs of direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead are included in a finished product's total cost is called ____.

a)

absorption costing

b)

break-even pricing

c)

direct costing

d)

absorption pricing

12.

____ tells what portion of the total revenue remains, after covering variable costs, to contribute toward meeting fixed expenses and earning a profit.

a)

The full absorption statement

b)

The break-even selling price

c)

The contribution percentage

d)

Cost-plus pricing

13.

The use of credit cards by consumers ____.

a)

has little real impact on sales

b)

broadens a small company's customer base

c)

costs businesses nothing and adds significantly to their sales

d)

has no impact on pricing decisions

14.

Which of the following businesses would be most likely to offer installment credit to its customers?

a)

A retailer of major appliances

b)

A convenience store

c)

A printer

d)

A clothing retailer

15.

The fee that banks collect from retailers whenever customers use a credit or debit car to pay for a purchase is known as the ___ fee.

a)

interchange

b)

chargeback

c)

processing

d)

installment

16.

Macy's buys white, pinpoint oxford blouses at $14 each and sells them at $30 each. Macy's percentage (of cost) markup is ____ percent

a)

47

b)

114

c)

53

d)

88

17.

The Sound Shop buys a popular programmable telephone from a supplier for $12.19. If the desired markup of retail price on the telephone is 35 percent, the retail price should be ____.

a)

$34.83

b)

$18.75

c)

$16.46

d)

$20.11

18.

You sell custom phone cases for $20 each. You paid a wholesaler $60 for a dozen. You pay a sales commission to your staff of 5% for each case they sell. You sell a total of 30 phone cases. Calculate your gross profit.

a)

$390

b)

$420

c)

$600

d)

$6

19.

Shelly Clothing Fashions, Inc. wants to sell T-shirts for $16.00 each. To do so, it estimates that manufacturing will require fixed expenses of $20,000 and variable expenses of $6.00 per shirt. What is the break-even point in units produced? What is the break-even point in dollar sales?

a)

2000 shirts; $32,000 sales

b)

32,000 shirts; $2000 sales

c)

200 shirts; $3200 sales

d)

3200 shirts; $200 sales

20.

Pandecker, Inc., estimates the variable costs of producing one unit to be $11.26. The company plans to produce 26,500 units. The fixed costs the company expects to incur are $82,770. What is Pandecker's break-even selling price?

a)

$35.17

b)

$17.21

c)

$11.26

d)

$14.38