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Product Service Management Multiple Choice Test

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Product/service management is a marketing function that involves obtaining, developing, maintaining, and/or improving a product or service mix in response to

a)

Government oversight

b)

Competitors only

c)

Market opportunities

d)

Upper level management

2.

Which of the following does product/service management help businesses to do?

a)

To barter

b)

To prospect

c)

To compete

d)

To recruit

3.

A good or service with monetary value that satisfies customers’ needs and wants.

a)

Slogan

b)

Product

c)

Headline

d)

Intangible

4.

An intangible activity that is consumed at the time of production

a)

Product

b)

Slogan

c)

Service

d)

Heterogeneous

5.

A tangible object that customers can purchase that can be stored after purchase and resold

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Good

c)

Slogan

d)

Service

6.

Virtually all products can be marketed to both industrial buyers and final ________.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Retailers

d)

Wholesalers

7.

This characteristic of services means that a service cannot be touched, tasted, seen, etc

a)

Tangible

b)

Intangible

c)

Perishable

d)

Inseparable

8.

Unsold seats on an airline cannot be stored for future use. This is an example of which characteristic of services?

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Intangible

c)

Inseparable

d)

Perishable

9.

This term means that differences can occur from one service provider to the next.

a)

Heterogeneous

b)

Intangible

c)

Inseparable

d)

Perishable

10.

This ultimately determines if a good or service is an industrial good or a consumer good

a)

The day of the month that the good is purchased

b)

Who purchased the product and how it is used

c)

How much the buyer is charged for the product

d)

Was the good purchased with cash or credit

11.

The unique name, symbol, or design that identifies a product or company

a)

Slogan

b)

Headline

c)

Brand

d)

Good

12.

The brand is the unique memorable quality of the brand

a)

Image

b)

Recognition

c)

Identity

d)

Reputation

13.

What type of brand is Sony?

a)

It is a private or store brand

b)

It is a national or manufacturer brand

c)

It is an industrial or retail brand

d)

It is a domestic manufactured service brand.

14.

Great Value brand is only sold at Walmart. What category of brands does it fall into?

a)

The manufacturer or national brand category

b)

The industrial or professional brand category

c)

The private or store brand category

d)

The heterogeneous or homogeneous brand category.

15.

A product with a well-developed image uses the same brand name in different product categories. What type of strategy is this?

a)

An industrial branding strategy

b)

A mixed branding strategy

c)

A co-branding strategy

d)

A brand extension strategy

16.

The legal protection of the words or symbols for use by a company

a)

Trademark

b)

Brand character right

c)

Patent

d)

Brand invention copyright

17.

When the NFL authorizes manufacturers to use NFL logos for a fee, this is an example of

a)

Co-branding

b)

Brand licensing

c)

Mixed branding

d)

Industrial branding

18.

A branding strategy in which multiple brand names are created to appeal to different markets

a)

Mixed branding

b)

Co-branding

c)

Brand licensing

d)

Brand extension

19.

If Coca Cola decided to begin manufacturing ice cream and gum under their brand, which of the following activities would be taking place?

a)

Mixed branding

b)

Co-branding

c)

Brand licensing

d)

Brand extension

20.

A strategy that combines one or more brands to increase sales and loyalty for each individual brand.

a)

Co-branding

b)

Mixed branding

c)

Brand licensing

d)

Brand extension

21.

The Jolly Green Giant, the Keebler Elf, the Geico Gecko, and the Michelin Man are all examples of

a)

Trademarks

b)

Brand characters

c)

Patents

d)

Brand inventions

22.

The "swoosh" is an example of __________ for Nike.

a)
Logo
b)

Slogan

c)

Brand

d)

Symbol

23.

“Just Do It” is an example of a _________ for Nike.

a)

Brand mark

b)

Brand name

c)

Logo

d)
Slogan
24.

The tangible parts of a brand include all of the following except its

a)

Slogan

b)

Logo

c)

Image

d)

Name

25.

The stages a product goes through from the time it enters the market until it is no longer sold

a)

Product life cycle

b)

Business cycle

c)

Advertising cycle

d)

Industrial cycle

26.

The stage of the product life cycle in which there are no competitors, the price of the product is high, but profits are low.

a)

Growth stage

b)

Introduction stage

c)

Maturity stage

d)

Decline stage

27.

The stage of the product life cycle when sales increase and competition is attracted.

a)

Maturity stage

b)

Decline stage

c)

Growth stage

d)

Introduction stage

28.

The stage of the product life cycle where sales peak, most people in a market who would buy the product already have it, and profits start to decline.

a)

Introduction stage

b)

Growth stage

c)

Maturity stage

d)

Decline stage

29.

The stage of the product life cycle where consumers decide a product is no longer meeting needs.

a)

Introduction stage

b)

Growth stage

c)

Maturity stage

d)

Decline stage

30.

When a product reaches the _________ stage, competition among brands is fierce and sales begin to level off.

a)

Introduction

b)

Growth

c)
Maturity
d)

Decline

31.

At the beginning of the ___________________ stage, few, if any, customers know about the product.

a)

Decline

b)

Growth

c)

Introduction

d)

Maturity

32.

Marketers promote their brand by distinguishing it from competitors’ brands during the _________ stage of a product.

a)

Growth

b)

Introduction

c)

Maturity

d)

Decline

33.

Which is the least profitable stage of the product life cycle?

a)

Decline

b)

Growth

c)

Introduction

d)

Maturity

34.

This term refers to a specific city or geographic area where marketing experiments are done:

a)

SWOT Analysis

b)

Industrial Experiment

c)

Test Market

d)

Package Design

35.

This is the physical container or wrapping for a product.

a)

Trademark

b)

Brand mark

c)

Package

d)

Copyright

36.

Which of the following is a common function of packaging?

a)

The package can aid in identifying and selling the product

b)

Packaging can give directions for product use

c)

Packaging can make the product more desirable for customers

d)

All of the above choices are correct

37.

The packaging of a product can prevent ____________ and provide security for the product until a customer can use it.

a)

Marketing

b)
Tampering
c)

Selling

d)

Discounting

38.

Packaging provides

a)

Security

b)

Brand identity

c)

Protection

d)

All of the above

39.

Most packaging

a)

Shows a do-it-yourself installation on the side of the package

b)

Makes it difficult to stack or display products

c)

Provides consumers with information necessary to make buying decisions

d)

Makes the product look better than it really is

40.

The Lay’s Potato Chips “Do Us a Flavor Campaign” is a unique way of involving customers to add and vote on potato chip flavors for the company’s

a)

Product mix

b)

Product line

c)

Product width

d)

Product depth

41.

Proctor and Gamble markets over 250 products that are organized into groups of similar products called

a)

Product lines

b)

The product mix

c)

The product life cycle

d)

Product categories

42.

The number of different product lines carried by a company

a)

Product mix

b)

Product width

c)

Product depth

d)

Product category

43.

Numbered of versions offered within each product line

a)

Product mix

b)

Product width

c)

Product depth

d)

Product category

44.

Gum placed near a counter so customers will buy it is an example of a __________________ good.

a)

Unsought

b)

Specialty

c)

Convenience

d)

Shopping

45.

Purchasing a plumber when your toilet breaks would be an example of a/an ______________ good.

a)

Unsought

b)

Specialty

c)

Convenience

d)

Shopping

46.

When purchasing this type of good, customers will refuse to accept a substitute. These are well known brands and are often very expensive types of goods.

a)

Unsought

b)

Specialty

c)

Convenience

d)

Shopping

47.

A type of shopping good in which a variety of differences exist is products and the consumer will consider a number of factors to determine the best value.

a)

Unsought good

b)

Price-based good

c)

Convenience good

d)

Attribute-based good

48.

A type of shopping good in which products are very similar but have significant price differences.

a)

Unsought good

b)

Price-based good

c)

Convenience good

d)

Attribute-based good

49.

These type of goods are more expensive than convenience goods and consumers will spend time shopping around for the right product and/or price.

a)

Unsought goods

b)

Specialty goods

c)

Convenience goods

d)

Shopping goods

50.

Purchasing gasoline because your car ran out would be an example of a ______________ .

a)

Staple Good

b)

Impulse Good

c)

Emergency Good

d)

Unsought Good

51.

Purchasing a product that you need regularly such as toothpaste or toilet paper would be an example of

a)

Staple good

b)

Impulse good

c)

Emergency good

d)

Unsought good

52.

Buying a magazine that you weren’t originally planning to buy in the checkout line of the grocery store would be an example of what type of good?

a)

Staple good

b)

Impulse good

c)

Emergency good

d)

Unsought good

53.

All of the following are considered important in planning the product mix except:

a)

Product assortments

b)

Packaging

c)

Product line

d)

All of the above must be considered

54.

The most difficult step in new product development is usually

a)

Finding ideas for new products

b)

Screening ideas to find ones that have the greatest chance to succeed

c)

Completing a financial analysis for the new product

d)

Creating and testing a sample market strategy for the new product

55.

A product strategy starts with the decision about

a)

Technical support

b)

The target market

c)

Which product to offer

d)

Product features

56.

In the _________ step of the new product development process, the company determines if they can afford to produce and market the product.

a)
Business analysis
b)

Idea screening

c)

Product design

d)

Test marketing

57.

A company CEO scraps an idea for a product because that product idea never worked in the past. This is an example of

a)

Generating product ideas

b)

Idea screening

c)

Business analysis

d)

Customer acceptance/evaluation

58.

A __________ is often used to first introduce a new product.

a)

Test market

b)

Trade show

c)

Bookstore

d)

Shopping mall

59.

The biggest risk of test marketing is

a)

Your product might not be accepted

b)

Your prototype might not work correctly

c)

Your competitors can see your product and copy it

d)

Your invesment might not be profitable

60.

The biggest risk of test marketing is

a)

Your product might not be accepted

b)

Your prototype might not work correctly

c)

Your competitors can see your product and copy it

d)

Your investment might not be profitable

61.

What is a product’s success or failure in the market largely determined by?

a)

The quality of the product

b)

Customer reaction to the product's package

c)

Customers' perceived value of the label information

d)

The effectiveness of the advertising for the product

62.

The difference between a product mix and a marketing mix is

a)

A product mix refers to all the products a company sells; whereas the marketing mix describes a plan of action for marketing a product

b)

A product mix consists of decisions made about each of the 4 P’s whereas a marketing mix describes the products a company sells

c)

A product mix refers to the plan of action for marketing a product, whereas a marketing mix consists of decisions made about each of the 4 P’s

d)

A product mix refers to the plan of action for marketing a product, whereas a marketing mix describes the product a company sells

63.

The service sector is the largest and fastest growing employment sector in our economy.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Virtually all products can be marked to both industrial consumers and final consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Most “new” products introduced into the marketplace are successful.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Services are often very labor intensive.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

The owner of a company must protect the brand from infringement.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

A trade character is the visual personification of a brand.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Most “new” products are existing products that have been changed and/or improved.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

The most important difference between goods and services is that services are intangible.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

It is ok to use another company’s brand name, slogan, or characters without permission to increase your own company’s sales.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

A product mix is all the products a company offers to customers.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Product development only includes the introduction of new products.

a)

True

b)

False