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Product Management

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In recent years, Coke has introduced various flavors of Coke (such as, Vanilla, Cherry).

a)

Line Extension

b)

Brand Extension

c)

Multi Brand

d)

New Brand

2.

Assume that Coca-Cola is considering entering the snack food market, with a range of chips, popcorn, and pretzels to be marketed under a new brand called ‘Titanic” (and using the slogan – ‘really big on taste’).

a)

Line Extension

b)

Brand Extension

c)

Multi Brand

d)

New Brand

3.

A fitness center decides to add a ‘super-advanced’ aerobics class for its very fit customers.

a)

Line Extension

b)

Brand Extension

c)

Multi Brand

d)

New Brand

4.

Burger’s Galore is planning to open a chain of toy stores under the name of ‘Toys ‘n More’.

a)

Line Extension

b)

Brand Extension

c)

Multi Brand

d)

New Brand

5.

Product mix includes all but:

a)

product width

b)

product depth

c)

product length

d)

product height

6.

The (a)   of a product mix refers to the number of product lines.

7.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of “Market Introduction Stage” in PLC?

a)

Slow sales volume to start

b)

There is little or no competition

c)

Costs are low

d)

Demands has to be created

8.

Sunsilk has introduced new shampoo Sunsilk lemon. This strategy is

a)

Line Pruning

b)

Line Filling

c)

Line Stretching

d)

None of the above

9.

In which stage of New Product Development Process prototypes are created.

a)

Idea Generation

b)

Idea Screening

c)

Concept Development and Testing

d)

Business Analysis

10.

Associations that are not necessarily unique to the brand but may be shared with other brands.

a)

Product Differentiation

b)

Points of Differentiation

c)

Points of Parity

d)

None of the above

11.
Which of these are extension strategies of a product?
a)
Cut price
b)
Modify the product
c)
All of these
d)
Special Offers
12.
An established product which is bringing in revenue is a comment about which stage of the Product Life Cycle?
a)
Decline
b)
Maturity
c)
Introduction
d)
Growth
13.
Which of these comments is most suitable for Growth?
a)
Heavy investment but no sales
b)
Sales are likely to be low as the product is new to the market
c)
Revenue is increasing as the product gains popularity
d)
Likely to be characterised as a dog in the Boston Matrix
14.
What happens to the cash flow of a business at the growth stage of the product life cycle?
a)
The cash flow should become more positive
b)
Cash flow is likely to be negative because money has to be spent on research and development
c)
Sales will fall and cash flow will drop
d)
There may be a need to spend money re-promoting the product. As a result, cash flow may begin to fall.
15.

Which stage has the least production costs?

a)

introduction

b)

maturity

c)

decline

d)

growth

16.

What could a business do in the decline stage?

a)

remove the product from the market

b)

use a product extension strategy

c)

increase production

d)

sack the directors and start again

17.

What should a business do in the intro stage?

a)

make lots of their product

b)

build up sales

c)

increase staff numbers

d)

increase customer awareness

18.

Which stage has economies of scale?

a)

introduction

b)

growth

c)

maturity

d)

decline

19.

What stage has numbers of prototypes?

a)

introduction

b)

growth

c)

maturity

d)

decline

20.

What is the MAIN purpose of using a PLC?

a)

to help with staffing issues

b)

to improve customer service

c)

to help make better marketing decisions over time

d)

to lift salaries for directors

21.

Product mix depth refers to the ________.

a)

number of versions offered for each product in the line

b)

ways in which the various product lines are related

c)

number of different product lines the company carries

d)

total number of items a company carries within its product lines

e)

total market share captured by the entire product line