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WorksheetsEntrepreneurship Unit 5 review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins
Which is an example of a business using a flexible pricing policy?
Establishing prices that are competitive
Lowering prices during bad economic times
Setting prices as low as possible
One reason why the target market of a business affects its pricing is because consumers in each target market usually perform which action?
Monitor the industry standard
Expect a large product mix
Prefer products in the growth stage
Judge the value of products differently
During which stage of the product life cycle is a business likely to try to stabilize the price of the product?
Expansion
Introductory
Obsolescence
Maturity
What is the purpose of sales-oriented, pricing objectives?
To increase the total amount of sales income
To create profits for the business
To increase the return on investment
To guarantee the survival of the business
Why would a manager of a local business keep track of the prices that similar businesses in the area are charging?
To remain competitive
To improve advertising
To promote image
To offer new services
When the costs of raw materials increase considerably, a business is likely to perform which action?
Maintain similar profit margins as its competitors
Implement a long-term markup pricing policy
Continue following the same marketing strategies
Increase the selling price of a product
Why do some new companies set their selling prices as low as they can?
To get market share as fast as possible
To eliminate all possible competition
To earn a high return on investment
To quickly make a large profit
The price function often influences the place function by determining which information?
When the product is made.
Why the product is shipped.
How the product is advertised.
Where the product is sold.
Calculate the break-even point in dollars if a business has total fixed costs of $875,000; the unit selling price is $1,200; and the variable cost per unit is $700.
$2,700,000
$1,500,000
$1,200,000
$2,100,000
Businesses should set their selling prices at a level that will cause which situation?
Be lower than that of the competitors
Cover expected markdowns and expenses
Be equal to the cost of the goods
Ensure a high percent of profit
Which primary factors do business owners consider when determining the ceiling prices of their products?
Service fees and competition
Promotional efforts and cost
Interest rates and supply
Consumer perceptions and demand
A business determines the final cost of a product purchased for resale by subtracting allowed discounts and transportation charges from which component?
List price
Net profit
Operation expenses
Accounts receivable
Clyde rented an ice cream truck in order to earn money for college. His truck rental is $200 per week and has a yearly license fee of $52. It costs him $200 for 500 ice cream bars that he plans to sell for $1.10 each. How many ice cream bars must Clyde sell each week in order to reach the break-even point?
360
252
201
288
Which is an appropriate selling price for a product with total costs of $10.00 and a gross margin of $5.00?
$7.50
$15
$10
$5
What is the break-even point in units for a business whose total fixed costs are $325,000, selling price per unit is $18, and variable cost per unit is $15.50?
$120,250
$130,000
$150,500
$180,550
What is the selling price from the following information: cost, $8.45; operation expenses, $.50; and profit, $.80?
$9.25
$8.95
$9.75
$7.15
What is the final cost to the business of a product priced at $40 with a 20% trade discount?
$35
$25
$22
$32
A business bought 144 items at $6.50 each and 120 items at $3.75 each. With a 10% off-season discount, what is the total cost to the business?
$1,119
$1,207
$1,247
$1,386
An ad for Kleenex tissue in Ladies?’ Home Journal is an example of what type of advertising?
Trade
Institutional
Product
Business
An important objective of promotion is to perform which action?
Intimidate buyers
Inform buyers
Deceive buyers
Delude buyers
A company produces an advertisement that informs consumers about its commitment to recycling materials and controlling pollution. This is an example of which type of promotion?
Institutional promotion
Product promotion
Cooperative advertising
Personal selling
Which is a use of product promotion?
Highlighting social or environmental issues
Informing consumers about product features
Recruiting new employees
Changing attitudes toward the company
The use of samples or cents-off coupons on grocery items is an example of which type of promotion?
Publicity
Personal selling
Advertising
Sales
Public-service promotions often are used to inform consumers about which issues?
Questionable
Controversial
Noncontroversial
Negative
When a business places a new product on the market, each element of the promotional mix should be designed to accomplish which action?
Inform consumers about the existence of the product
Point out differences among competing products
Remind customers about the benefits of the product
Reinforce the image of the company
Which is one of the main goals of promotion in marketing?
To select media
To develop a message
To create desire
To monitor feedback
The local newspaper ran a story about Amy’s Shoe Store and its donation of 100 pairs of shoes to those in need. This act by the local newspaper is an example of which type of promotion?
Personal selling
Sales promotion
Advertising
Publicity
Businesses receive positive feedback about the effectiveness of their promotional messages when consumers perform which action?
See their advertisements
Ask specific questions
Visit their competitors
Buy their products
Which are internal factors that affect the way a business uses promotional tools?
Demand and product
Price and competition
Product and price
Place and demand
Radio commercials are a form of advertising that is transmitted through which medium?
Broadcast
Web-based
Out-of-home
Newspapers and magazines are categorized as which medium?
Time
Broadcast
Publications
Direct
Which broadcast media is growing at the fastest rate in terms of its use as an advertising medium?
Direct mail
Transit
Newspaper
Television
Text message advertising is the most likely to be successful when the ads go through which action?
Sent anonymously
Delivered to the cell phone numbers of people interested in the product
Randomly sent to a mass audience of cell phone subscribers
Made lengthy in nature
Repeated exposure to the largest, most diverse population of people is a benefit of which advertising?
Out-of-home
Newspaper
Directory
Radio
When beginning to develop a promotional plan, it is important for a business to perform which action?
Compile a list of activities
Decide on its promotional strategy
Become an active net worker
Define its promotional goals
Which is an example of a measurable objective that a business might include in its promotional plan?
Distribute 500 flyers by March 1
Design a new flyer
Tell people about the business
Run an ad in several newspapers
What are the primary elements that businesses should include in a comprehensive promotional plan?
Media placement specifications and costs
Sales quotas and advertisement run dates
Product pricing policies and industry analysis
Competitor analysis and international advertising objectives
When identifying which promotional approaches to use, a business should perform which action?
Try to use every approach possible
Select a target market
Copy what the competition is doing
Choose those that match its image
The marketing metrics that businesses select should relate directly to which part of the marketing plan?
Demographics
Organization
Objectives
Environment
What does a business need to consider when developing a marketing budget?
Costs of performing marketing activities
Forecasts of future sales figures
Value of spending money on advertising
Expense associated with offering credit
Which individual would a business be most likely ask for a prediction of sales for next year?
Financial planner
Inventory specialist
Accounting clerk
Experienced salesperson
Which is an example of an external change that could affect sales forecast of a business?
A new sales rep has been hired to develop the territory of the business in Texas.
The population of a town increases when a new hospital opens in the community.
The company plans to modify its approach to mailing catalogs to customers.
A company plans to raise prices on its products.
When do businesses usually set its marketing budget?
Before segmenting customers
Before analyzing markets
After identifying standards
After determining objectives
What do businesses often take into consideration when forecasting sales for marketing plans?
The market share of competitors
Quotas for salespeople
Location of regional territories
The profit goals of a company
Why is it important for businesses to include specific time frames when setting marketing goals and objectives?
Allows the business to identify the market
Helps the business predict the future
Guides the business in hiring more staff
Keeps the business focused on the goal
The MSV Company developed a sales forecast by considering the opinions of industry experts. This is an example of which sales forecasting method?
Industrial
Conditional
Qualitative
Quantitative
Which is an example of an effective marketing objective that a business might set?
Identify new local vendors
Hire additional salespeople
Decrease the level of spending
Increase profit by 6% next year
Forecasting sales for market plans is important because the forecast is used as which component?
Type of research
Standard of measurement
Method of communication
Compilation of data
Businesses often select marketing metrics that will help them compare current market share with which factor?
Market potential
Inventory turnover
Brand recognition
Transaction size
One reason why businesses select marketing metrics is to use them as which function?
Measurement tool
Operating strategy
promotional activity
Selling procedure
When a business allocates a certain amount of money in relation to the amount of goods and services that it sold the previous year, it is setting its marketing budget by which information?
The percentage of sales method
The review of industry standards
The consideration of activities of competitors
The bids for various marketing activities
Which is the primary reason for establishing a marketing budget that helps a business?
To reduce tax liability
To monitor fixed assets
To manage depreciation
To control spending
In which situation should a business lower its sales forecast for the coming year?
Population will increase by 5%.
Major competitor will leave the market.
Prices of raw materials will remain steady.
Inflation rate is expected to rise 2%
The marketing objectives that a business develops for its marketing plan should lead to which situation?
An increase in sales
An increase in prices
A decrease in costs
A decrease in taxes
By setting marketing objectives, businesses are specifying which information?
What they want to achieve.
How they intend to make a profit.
What price they plan to charge.
How they intend to advertise.
