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Data Diving LAP Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ted is planning a new advertising campaign for his company, a stable that offers private horseback-riding lessons. Which of the following data would be most useful for Ted’s marketing decision making:

 

 

a)

Demographic data for local dog and cat owners

 

b)

Strengths and weaknesses of local horse veterinarians

c)

Sales volume data for the horse-racing industry

 

d)

Market share data for his company during the past year

2.

Which of the following is most likely to be a primary data source:

 

a)

  A customer survey

 

b)

A sales invoice

c)

A customer record

d)

  An expense report

3.

Which of the following is most likely to be a secondary data source:

 

a)

A focus group

 

b)

A research study

c)

  An Internet survey

 

d)

A call report

4.

Juliana wants to measure her business’s actual sales against its goals for the quarter. She needs to conduct a __________ analysis.

 

a)

  customer

b)

  sales volume

c)

market share

d)

  SWOT

5.

Which of the following is a piece of data that could be obtained from customer complaints files:

 

 

a)

How a customer’s complaint was resolved

 

b)

A customer’s tone of voice when lodging a complaint

c)

Total sales in relation to sales goals for the year

 

d)

Which products have the highest quarterly sales

6.

Which of the following is an example of customer data:

 

a)

  Financial data about competitors

 

b)

Data about traveling expenses

c)

Data about buying habits

 

d)

Market share data

7.

Which of the following data are most likely to be found in a business’s customer records:

 

 

a)

Personal financial data

 

b)

Annual purchases and product usage

c)

Lodging and food expenses

 

d)

Sales in relation to prior time periods

8.

Cedric just spent $150 taking a potential customer out to dinner. He will submit this information in a(n)

 

a)

call report.

 

b)

sales invoice.

c)

  expense report.

 

d)

product review.

9.

Because not all sales calls result in sales, it’s important for salespeople to track customer contacts in

a)

  call reports.

b)

  expense reports.

c)

  sales invoices.

 

d)

sales reports.

10.

If marketers want to know how salespeople are performing over a period of time, they should consult

 

 

a)

customer records.

b)

  expense reports.

c)

sales invoices.

d)

  sales reports.

11.

ABC Appliances has received several service calls to fix its latest model of washing machine. This is an example of

 

a)

a customer record.

b)

  product data.

c)

  an economic indicator.

 

d)

financial information.

12.

Which of the following is a type of financial statement that is useful in marketing decision making:

 

a)

Sales volume analysis

 

b)

Cash flow statement

c)

  Service call record

 

d)

Customer complaint file

13.

Which of the following is the best place to start looking for data about competitors:

 

a)

  The company’s website

b)

  The company’s internal records

c)

The company’s call reports

d)

  The local newspaper

14.

Simon wants to know how well his company did last quarter in relation to other companies in its industry. He needs to conduct a __________ analysis.

 

 

a)

customer

 

b)

SWOT

c)

market share

 

d)

sales volume

15.

Which of the following could provide data on competitors’ upcoming plans:

 

a)

  Economic indicators

b)

  Industry sales and market share analysis

c)

Customer records

d)

  Observable changes in marketing strategies

16.

Jennifer notices that stock prices have been steadily increasing for several months. How could this piece of data impact her marketing decision making?

 

 

 

a)

It indicates that the economy is growing, so marketing decisions might involve expansion or growth.

b)

It tells her what her competitors are planning for the next quarter.

 

c)

It helps her know which of her products are the most profitable.

d)

It helps her understand why customers are unhappy as well as what to change in the future.

17.

Why are a company’s suppliers and distributors sources of competitive data?

 

 

a)

They can provide market share analyses.

b)

  They work with many companies in the same industry.

c)

They have access to competitors’ websites.

 

d)

They have access to competitors’ internal financial records.

18.

Food Service Monthly magazine released a report stating that fast-food chain sales are declining, while locally owned cafés are on the rise. This source of data is called a(n)

a)

  economic indicator.

b)

  market share analysis.

c)

  trade publication.

 

d)

financial statement.

19.

The town of Riverview has three candy stores. One of them, Lola's Candy Co., sold 1,000 of the 10,000 chocolate bars purchased in Riverview in a quarter. Lola’s Candy Co. has

 

 

a)

  a 10% market share.

b)

a competitive advantage.

c)

quarterly record sales.

 

d)

a 50% market share.

20.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between internal and external data:

 

 

a)

Internal and external data should be analyzed together.

 

b)

External data are more important than internal data.

c)

Internal data are more important than external data.

d)

  Internal and external data should be analyzed separately.