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The 18-hole golf course that a subdivision developer had custom designed and built to attract more new home buyers to the subdivision would be an example of a(n) :


A) installation.
B) production good.
C) accessory equipment.
D) supply.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Heinz launched its EZ Squirt Ketchup in an array of unlikely hues-from green and orange to pink and teal-with kid-friendly squeeze bottles and nozzles. When it was introduced, it would have been an example of a:


A) continuous innovation.
B) dramatically continuous innovation.
C) discontinuous innovation.
D) dynamically continuous innovation.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Gasoline would be considered a:


A) Industrial goods
B) Specialty goods
C) Convenience goods
D) Shopping goods

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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The emphasis of a marketing strategy for a discontinuous innovation would most likely be to:


A) advertise benefits to consumers, stressing point of differentiation and consumer advantage.
B) obtain widespread distribution.
C) educate consumers about entirely new consumption patterns through product trial and personal selling.
D) generate awareness among consumers and obtain widespread distribution.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Newman's Own is a company that gives all of its profits to charities. The company produces popcorn, salsa, pasta sauce, and salad dressings under the Newman's Own brand name. These product lines are the company's:


A) product category.
B) stock-keeping units.
C) product hierarchy.
D) product mix.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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With respect to price, which of the following types of consumer goods would most likely be very expensive?


A) shopping goods
B) specialty goods
C) convenience goods
D) unsought goods

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Prego recently introduced a Pasta Bake Sauce, which was made so that it was not necessary to pre-cook the pasta before blending pasta, sauce, meat, and cheese in a casserole. Legally, this product would only be considered new:


A) until every member of its target audience was aware of its existence.
B) as long it retained these exact product characteristics.
C) for the first twelve months that it was regularly available.
D) until a competitor had issued a similar product targeted to the same market.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What advantages does the ThothX Tower have compared to professional rockets for space travel?


A) The Tower is faster than a rocket launched from Earth.
B) The Tower can eject astronauts vertically into space.
C) The Tower uses electricity and induction so is environmentally friendly.
D) The ThothX Tower can also launch satellites into orbit.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Many services-marketing experts suggest that creating and delivering new services is much more difficult than creating new tangible products and new services differ from product innovations in several important ways. Which of the following best illustrates these differences?


A) many services require the physical presence of the customer, which demands local decentralized production of the service
B) the new-service development process is often easy for the service customer to observe
C) most service companies focus on continuous innovation
D) most service companies focus on creating only incremental improvements

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Discuss how firms today can use "open innovation" and "crowdsourcing" when trying to develop a new type of handheld recording device.

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If consumer demand for Ford cars (a consumer product) increases, the company may increase its demand for paint-spraying equipment (a business good) . This illustrates ________.


A) derived demand
B) unit demand
C) contrived demand
D) primary demand

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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When it comes to developing new services over new products there are some significant differences. All of the following represent the differences except:


A) the service delivery staff is part of the customer experience.
B) local decentralized production of the service is required.
C) the new-service development process is often difficult for the customer to observe.
D) focus on the competition, not on consumers.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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All of the following are advantages in using virtual reality test marketing, except:


A) it is often less expensive
B) it can often be more expensive
C) it can often reduce the time to market

D) B) and C)
E) None of the above

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Figure 10-1 Figure 10-1    -According to Figure 10-1, column  D  would represent what type of product? A) Unsought B) Convenienc e C) Specialty D) Shopping -According to Figure 10-1, column "D" would represent what type of product?


A) Unsought
B) Convenienc e
C) Specialty
D) Shopping

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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All of the following might be used in the development phase, except


A) marketing plan development
B) safety testing
C) external solicitation of ideas
D) consumer testing

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The emphasis of a marketing strategy for a dynamically continuous innovation would include:


A) setting the price low.
B) advertising to explain product features and their advantages.
C) obtaining widespread distribution.
D) advertising to generate awareness.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Marissa, a college student and her father, a wealthy businessman, were each considering the purchase of a new automobile. As a college student with limited Financial resources, Marissa went from car dealer to car dealer in several different Cities searching for the lowest price on a new economy car. She devoted a great deal of time and energy to getting the best value for her money. Marissa's father, however, Knew that he would buy another new car next year. Because it was convenient, he simply went to the local auto dealer and, with little thought or effort regarding the Buying decision, bought the first luxury car that he saw. For Marissa, an automobile was a ________; for her father, a car was a __________.


A) convenience good; specialty good
B) shopping good; convenience good
C) specialty good; shopping good
D) specialty good; convenience good

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Support goods are items used to assist in producing other goods and services. Support goods include installations, accessory equipment, and:


A) consumer tie-ins.
B) supplies and services.
C) process materials.
D) industrial equipment.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Off-peak pricing for a new service offering is a result of using __________ understand the potential service offering. To fully


A) test-case analysis
B) consumer usability analysis
C) alternative competitive analysis
D) capacity management

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Services-marketing experts generally agree that there is a hierarchy of new-service categories that is somewhat similar to the continuous, dynamically continuous, and discontinuous innovation continuum for physical products. This hierarchy consists of ________ categories.


A) six
B) seven
C) five
D) four

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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