WorksheetsSem 2 Unit 3
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
One reason it is important for sports or event marketers to be able to accurately explain ticketing and seating arrangements is to help customers with which action?
Obtain the type of seats they want at the price they want to pay
Select seats that are located near concession stands
Purchase discount tickets from a permanent box office
Identify the type of sports or events that is the most appropriate
Which stadium seating arrangements are usually the least expensive tickets that fans can purchase?
General admission
Reserved
Luxury boxes
Festival
What type of ticket or seating
arrangement do sport venues sell to accommodate spectators who are price
conscious and are willing to occupy any available seats on a first-come, first-served basis?
Reserved
General admission
Box
Aisle
The cable network that televises
college basketball games throughout the country is performing which activity
of the sports product?
Distributing
Franchising
Publicizing
Sponsoring
Expanded bandwidth is changing the
face of in-home entertainment by performing which activity?
Eliminating the need for cable hookups
Allowing for delivery of the
Internet through television sets
Improving fiber-optic cable and electrical
lines
Creating high-definition television
Rhonda is making a presentation to
the chamber of commerce of a large city in anticipation of building a sports
complex. What is the primary element of distribution that she should discuss
with them?
Amenities
Revenues
Parking spaces
Facilities
Which is a decision about place
that must be made in sports and entertainment marketing?
“Should direct mail be sent to the
ticket holders of last season?”
“Will local or national media be
used?”
“How will fans obtain the schedule
of events?”
“Where will ticket outlets be
found?”
Why do sportswear stores calculate
break even in units?
To identify which products they
should purchase for resale
To find out how much profit they
will earn after they break even
To identify which costs are
variable and which are fixed
To determine how many products they
must sell to break even
If the selling price of a product
is $430 per unit, and the number of units required to reach the breakeven
point is 2,100, what is the total dollar sales the business needs to break
even?
$850,000
$890,000
$903,000
$985,000
Why would an event marketer promote
an upcoming celebrity golf tournament at an exclusive course as an
once-in-a-lifetime event?
To have expensive media coverage
To obtain more industry support
To increase advertising costs
To generate higher ticket prices
An increase in
ticket prices is most accepted by fans if a sport has which demand for
tickets?
Inelastic
Low
Elastic
Unitary
If a goal is to avoid storing or
discarding merchandise, what pricing strategy should be selected?
Competitive
Close out
Cost plus markup
Versioning
The variable cost for a product is
$3, and the total fixed costs are $288,000. The company sells the products
for $6 each. How many products will the company have to sell to break even?
96,000
48,000
32,000
4,800
Determine the breakeven point in
units using the total fixed cost, $4,000; variable cost per unit, $20; and
selling price per unit, $100.
50 units
80 units
100 units
500 units
When a hockey team set its ticket
prices so it can achieve its goal of increasing its fan base by five percent,
the hockey team established a price objective in conjunction with which type
of activity?
Licensing
Cost
Sales
Contingency
A soccer camp provided five leaders
at $8 per hour for eight hours a day for five days. If benefits are 20% of
the wages and supplies total $650, calculate the cost per person if 40
players attend.
$64.25
$56.25
$48.00
$32.25
What do sales beyond the break even
point provide to a business?
Initial markup
Variable-cost margin
Dividends
Profit
When setting ticket prices for
professional baseball games, the organization considers the performance of
the team. Which factor is considered?
Situational
Ethical
Operational
Developmental
Which is the least important
factor when selecting a pricing strategy?
Promotional strategy
Competitor price
Cost of merchandise
Location of store
A college athletic department set
the football ticket prices so that the organization can earn income of $12
per ticket after covering expenses. This is an example of a price objective
based on which component?
Demand
Competition
Profitability
Volume
A professional football team that
increased ticket prices for next season because the team is on a winning
streak selected a pricing strategy based on which situation?
Previous winning potential
Number of games played
What the market will bear
Location of the target market
A sporting event setting ticket
prices based on the ability of potential customers to pay is an example of
what pricing strategy?
Promotion
Objective
Restriction
Motive
A business purchased a line of
items for resale that cost $9.32 each. Expenses total $1.65 per item. What is
the breakeven price per item?
$11.92
$11.71
$11.26
$10.97
Which is a characteristic of
product bundling in the sports or event industry?
Lower prices
Higher quality
Higher prices
Lower quality
A successful preseason booking
strategy often involves targeting which group?
Occasional attendees
Current ticket holders
Walk-up spectators
Community organizations
One reason sports or event
marketers often bundle extra amenities with tickets is to perform which
action?
Manage distribution
increase revenue
Improve coverage
Control publicity
When developing
a preseason booking strategy, the most
important factors for a sports or
event organization to consider are its timing, target markets, and which
other one?
Security issues
Geographic origin
Inventory needs
Selling methods
When forecasting ticket sales for a
professional basketball team, sporting event organizers should consider which
factor?
The television network broadcast rights
The size of the opponent’s stadium
The team’s performance record
The availability of the press-box
space
Which is an incentive that sports
organizations often use to sell tickets to large groups?
Advertising
Discounts
Publicity
Merchandising
