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While setting up an initial price structure for a product,a marketer should primarily:


A) discount environmental and external factors.
B) consider the recommended price to final consumers.
C) overlook the number of products sold by competitors.
D) de-emphasize profit potential.

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Which of the following is true of slotting allowances?


A) They are discounts offered for purchasing a large number of units.
B) They are often in the form of price reductions for performing promotional activities.
C) They tend to add marketing cost to a manufacturer and affect profits.
D) They are payments made by retailers to manufacturers to allow them to stock the manufacturer's products.

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Setting prices in a way that targeted customers perceive products to offer greater worth than competitive offerings is called _____.


A) target pricing
B) markup pricing
C) value pricing
D) everyday low pricing

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Marking merchandise with an exceptionally high price and then claiming that the lower selling price actually used represents a legitimate price reduction is an example of _____.


A) deceptive pricing
B) price fixing
C) predatory pricing
D) price discrimination

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Which of the following best explains why Delicia Co. ,a manufacturer of potato chips,prices each bag of potato chips at 99 cents rather than $1.00?


A) To encourage consumers to think the chips are less expensive
B) To attract those consumers who are not too sure about the quality of the chips
C) To create a signal that these chips are exceptionally fine
D) To increase sales by offering the chips at a discounted price

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An advertisement for a popular fashion magazine reads: "Act now.Buy a 24-issue subscription and save $49 off the newsstand price." This is an example of a _____.


A) promotional allowance
B) slotting allowance
C) quantity discount
D) functional discount

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Fido's Burgers,a fast food joint,offers its customers a chicken burger meal with fries,coleslaw,and soda at a price lower than would be charged if the products were purchased separately.This example would best describe a(n) _____.


A) odd-even pricing strategy
B) prestige pricing strategy
C) bundle pricing strategy
D) premium pricing strategy

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Konnectz Inc.plans to launch the latest version of its smartphone.As part of its market research and pricing strategy,it takes into account the economic buying potential of its target consumers and their locations.Which of the following factors that influence pricing decisions is Konnectz primarily concerned with in this scenario?


A) Psychological factors
B) Environmental influences
C) Demographic factors
D) Product characteristics

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When Lucile visited a stationery store to buy tape,she noticed that each roll of tape was priced at $1.99.In fact,most of the prices at the store were set a few dollars or a few cents below a round number.This indicates that the manager of the store is using a(n) _____.


A) odd-even pricing strategy
B) bundle pricing strategy
C) prestige pricing strategy
D) premium pricing strategy

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Which of the following businesses is most likely to use rate-of-return pricing?


A) A grocery wholesaler
B) A glass manufacturer
C) An independently owned clothing retailer
D) A construction company

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The estimated production and sales for a coffee table book on celebrity gardening is 10,000 volumes at a total cost of $100,000.Calculate the sales price for each book if the publisher desires a before-tax return of 25 percent.


A) $12.50
B) $15.00
C) $18.75
D) $10.00

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Which of the following is defined as an approach to pricing in which a seller charges a relatively high price on a new product initially in order to recover costs and make profits rapidly and then lowers the price at a later date to make sales to more price-sensitive buyers?


A) Penetration pricing policy
B) Sealed-bid pricing
C) Rate-of-return pricing
D) Skimming pricing policy

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A bakery has to set the price of its sourdough bread.Which of the following is a psychological factor relevant to the pricing decision of the baker?


A) How many loaves of bread will a potential buyer consume every month?
B) Are the orders coming from households or sandwich shops?
C) Will a low price indicate inferior quality to a potential buyer?
D) How many potential buyers for sourdough bread are out there?

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In odd-even pricing,_____.


A) prices are set a few dollars or a few cents below a round number to encourage customers to think of the products as less expensive
B) prices are set exclusively on the cost of the product and historical prices
C) several products are sold together at a single price to connote value and convenience for customers
D) a high price is charged to create a signal that the product is exceptionally fine

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Enchante Inc.is a high-end perfume manufacturer.It slashed the price of its brand of perfume "Entice" by 5 percent,which resulted in a 20 percent increase in sales.Estimate the price elasticity for Entice.


A) 4
B) 5
C) 20
D) 100

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A company that manufactures LED lights is planning a long-term price change for its line of decorative table lamps.Which of the following is a psychological factor that the company is most likely to consider when making pricing decisions?


A) The location of potential buyers
B) The number of potential buyers
C) The economic strength of potential buyers
D) The prestige orientation of potential buyers

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Pricing a product at the average price charged by an industry is called _____ and is popular for homogeneous products.


A) sealed-bid pricing
B) bundle pricing
C) odd-even pricing
D) going-rate pricing

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Zimmer Co. ,a food manufacturing company,wants to launch a new low-fat cereal called "Zimmer-less." The company decides to use certain demographic factors to determine the market potential of Zimmer-less and its expected sales at different price levels.Which of the following questions is the company most likely to consider?


A) How many boxes of the low-fat cereal will be consumed by a household in a month?
B) Are potential buyers likely to believe that the price of the cereal is indicative of its quality?
C) Are potential buyers of the cereal prestige oriented and therefore willing to pay more?
D) Will potential buyers be tempted to buy the cereal if it's oddly priced?

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One of the disadvantages associated with cost-oriented approaches to pricing is that:


A) they give little consideration to supply factors.
B) they are difficult to understand and implement.
C) they fail to adequately reflect competition.
D) they generally do not yield a good price decision.

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Felicia Inc. ,a cosmetics company,wants to launch a new perfume called "Zing," with top notes of bergamot,orange,and cinnamon.When determining the price of the perfume and its market potential,the company takes into account the number of potential buyers and their economic strengths.Which of the following factors is Felicia using in determining the pricing of Zing?


A) Demographic factors
B) Psychological factors
C) Environmental influences
D) Behavioral factors

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