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MGT301- Principles of Marketing (Session - 2) FINALTERM EXAMINATION Fall 2009 (2/25/2010)

FINALTERM EXAMINATION

Fall 2009

MGT301- Principles of Marketing (Session - 2)

Time: 120 min

Marks: 92

ExamDate:

2/25/2010 12:00:00 AM

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following options represents this statement “What place do you want your product to hold in the consumer’s mind”?

Product

Positioning

Promotion

Place

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods or services by an identified sponsor reflects which one of the following concepts?

Sales promotion

Direct marketing

Advertising

Personal selling

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following statements is an example of a problem that may arise in the implementation of the marketing concept?

Dissatisfaction of one segment affects the satisfaction of other segments

Consumers do not understand what the marketing concept is

Dealers do not support the marketing concept

A product may fit the needs of too many segments

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In the previous three years, four studies have been conducted on the characteristics of ABC Company’s clients. As the firm seeks to put together a report showing trends in this area, it has a hard time locating the information contained in these study reports. What does this firm seem to need?

A marketing research manager

A marketing databank

Survey research

Primary data

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is the most basic cause of a person’s wants and behavior?

Culture

Brand personality

Cognitive dissonance

New product

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Groups of people with shared value systems based on common life experiences and situations in a culture represent which one of the following option?

Motives

Attitudes

Cognitive dissonances

Subcultures

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following three-step process represents “Perception”?

Motivation, personality and attitudes

Collecting, eliminating and organizing information inputs

Receiving, organizing and interpreting information inputs

Anticipating, classifying and discarding information inputs

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The mental act, condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in another shows which of the following options?

Motive

Belief

Behavior

Attitude

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT a primary motivation?

Achievement

Self-esteem

Self-expression

Attitude

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When a company caters to clothing, cosmetics and toiletries markets, it is probably using which type of segmentation?

Demographic

Gender

Behavior

Geographic

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Income segmentation is used to target which of the following groups?

Affluent

Middle class

Lower income class

All of the given options

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

“Segments of consumers having similar needs and buying behavior even they are located in different countries” refers to which of the following segmentation?

International marketing segmentation

Consumer marketing segmentation

Business marketing segmentation

Intermarket segmentation

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Products and services fall into two broad classes based on the types of consumers that use them. Which is one of these broad classes?

Industrial products

Core product

Actual product

Augmented product

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In which of the following cases two established brand names of different companies are used on the same product?

Brand extension

Brand equity

Co-branding

Cannibalization

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A firm establishes which of the following pricing objectives to maintain or increase its product's sales in relation to total industry sales?

Cash flow

Sales potential

Product quality

Market share

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following pricing objectives is rarely operational because its achievement is difficult to measure?

Return on investment

Profit maximization

Market share

Survival

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Sellers that emphasize distinctive product features to encourage brand preferences among customers are practicing:

Product competition

Non-price competition

Brand differentiation

Product differentiation

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Lawyers, accountants, and other professionals typically price by adding a standard markup for profit that reflects which one of the following concepts?

Cost-plus pricing

Value-based pricing

Break-even price

Penetration pricing

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following advantages reflects the advantage of product bundle pricing?

It can promote the sales of products consumers might not otherwise buy

It offers consumers more value for the money

It combines the benefits of the other pricing strategies

It provides a more complete product experience for consumers

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which might be the effect of a successful price increase on profits?

Profit can decrease

No change observed in profits

Infinite change in profits

Profit can increase

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Relationships among channel members, i.e. producers, wholesalers and retailers, are usually:

Short-term commitments

Long-term commitments

Expensive resource commitments

Only minor commitments

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Because Coke is such a popular product and the company is so powerful, Coca-Cola is in a position to exert considerable control over channel structures and the way Coke is marketed. This example illustrates channel __________ in the distribution channel.

Conflict

Leadership

Dominance

Negotiation

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Companies manage their supply chains through which of the following?

Skilled operators

Information

The internet

Competitors

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following statement refers to manual order processing?

Integrates the order processing and production planning

Is flexible in special situations

Is practical for a large volume of orders

Is the most widely used form of order processing

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

From a retailer's point of view, the MOST basic advantage of using a wholesaler is that the wholesaler:

Extends credit to the retailer

Provides storage facilities to the retailer

Perform channel functions more efficiently than the retailer

Takes ownership of goods for the retailer

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A manufacturer-owned operation that provides services usually associated with agents, refers to which one of the following?

Wholesaler

Sales office

Sales branch

Public warehouse

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

People tend to view promotion from many points. Which one of the following alternatives is MOST accurate?

Promotion costs cause product costs to be higher

Promotion activities make up the bulk of marketing

Promotion communicates and facilitates exchanges

Promotion should be directed toward numerous audiences

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Slow feedback, high costs and difficulty in measuring effects on sales are disadvantages of which one of the following promotion mix ingredient?

Public relations

Sales promotion

Personal selling

Advertising

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Coupon is an example of which one of the following promotional tools?

Personal selling

Sales promotion

Advertising

Public relations

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The process of putting one's thoughts (meaning) into signs (symbols) reflects which one of the following concepts?

Decoding

Noise

Interference

Encoding

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Through vehicle the coded message is transmitted from the source to the receiver.Which one of the following vehicle is used for this purpose?

Decoder

Encoder

Relay channel

► Media

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following advertising is used heavily for creating a primary demand when introducing a new product in the market?

Persuasive advertising

Informative advertising

Comparative advertising

Institutional advertising

Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

To reduce time demands on their outside sales forces, many companies have increased the size of their inside sales forces, which include technical support people and sales assistants. Which one of the following can also be another part of the sales force?

Order takers

Order getters

Telemarketers

Secretaries

Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A growing trend for many companies is to use a group of people from sales, marketing, engineering, finance, technical support and even upper management to service large, complex accounts. It refers to which one of the following approaches?

Department selling

Multiple selling

Team selling

Simultaneous selling

Question No: 35 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following authorities might use several tools like news, speeches and special events for the marketing purpose?

Advertising agencies

Advertising specialists

Public relation professionals

Computer programmers

Question No: 36 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

“Demand for a product exceeds the supply” reflects which one of the marketing philosophies?

The Product Concept

The Selling Concept

The Production Concept

The Marketing Concept

Question No: 37 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following are low-growth, low-share businesses and products (they may generate enough cash to maintain them, but do not have much future)?

Dogs

Cash Cows

Stars

Question Marks

Question No: 38 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following firm aggressively tries to expand its market share by attacking the leader, other runner-up firms, or smaller firms in the industry?

► Market leader

► Market challenger

► Market follower

► Market niche

Question No: 39 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is NOT a part of basic competitive strategies?

► Overall cost-leadership

► Differentiation

► Sales force reinforcement

► Focus

Question No: 40 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following option is NOT related with environmental sustainability strategies?

Pollution prevention

Product stewardship

Production of non environment friendly products

New environmental technologies

Question No: 41 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Enlightened marketing is a philosophy holding that a company’s marketing should support the best long-run performance of the marketing system. Which of the following option is NOT related with this concept?

Sense-of-mission marketing

Consumer-oriented marketing

Deceptive marketing

Innovative marketing

Question No: 42 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of direct marketing?

Immediate response

Customer relationship building

Assists client prospecting

Greater product access and selection

Question No: 43 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited is introducing a faster model of car in the market regardless of whether the customers are interested or not in more speed, Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited is practicing which of the following concepts?

Social

Production

Sales

Marketing

Question No: 44 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is a chief goal of the implementation function in marketing process?

Develops marketing plans

Turns plans into actions

Takes corrective actions

Develops strategic plans

Question No: 45 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is NOT part of the micro environment?

Cultural forces

Financial intermediaries

Customer markets

Marketing channel firms

Question No: 46 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following environment consists of the factors that affect consumer purchasing power and spending patterns?

Demographic environment

Cultural environment

Economic environment

Consumer environment

Question No: 47 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

To attract customers into stores, ABC Company advertises its milk at less than cost, hoping that customers will purchase other groceries as well. It reflects which one of the following pricing strategy?

Special-event pricing

Experience-curve pricing

Superficial discounting

Price-leader pricing

Question No: 48 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Suppose marketers at Lever Brothers are trying to determine whether the use of coupons for detergent was the reason for a sales increase in a particular store. What type of study conducted to answer this question?

Exploratory

Descriptive

Causal

Qualitative

Question No: 49 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

All of the following are disadvantages of magazine advertising EXCEPT:

May be inappropriate mix with magazine content

Lesser reach compared with television

Static images only

Allows for better targeting of audience

Question No: 50 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Nestle Foods, ran an ad promoting its new Nestle fruit juice in Ladies' Home Journal magazine. The ad contained a coupon for $1.00 off the purchase price of two half-gallon containers of the drink. The advertising agency that created the Nestlé’s ad for the magazine:

Was engaged in feedback barrier removal

Was engaged in encoding the ad

Was responsible for decoding the ad

Acted as the communication channel

Question No: 51 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

When a customer is in the prepurchase stage:

Personal selling is slightly more effective than advertising

Sales promotions in the form of samples can be very useful

He or she will be unaffected by public relations activities

The importance of personal selling is at its highest

Question No: 52 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Identify the main advantage of telemarketing as a direct-response approach?

Personal

Flexibility

Visualization

Cost

Question No: 53 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is the cheaper source of selling?

Personal selling

Non personal selling

Sales force

Sales promotion

Question No: 54 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is departs from advertising?

Personal selling

Public relation

Billboards

Transit Advertising

Question No: 55 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following is used during the post purchase stage of the consumer's purchase decision to reduce post purchase anxiety?

Sales promotion and advertising

Personal selling and advertising

Publicity and advertising

Public relation and sales promotion

Question No: 56 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

An activity and/or material that offer added value or incentive to resellers, salespersons or consumers is also known as:

Advertising

Personal selling

Publicity

Sales promotion

Question No: 57 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following distribution are used by most television, furniture and small-appliance brands?

Selective distribution

Exclusive distribution

Intensive distribution

None of the given options

Question No: 58 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the basic competitive strategy creates competitive advantage by offering products with unique customer benefits or features not available from competitive offerings?

Cost-leadership

Differentiation

Focus

Product intimacy

Question No: 59 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is an administrative trade restriction that imposes a complete ban on imports of a specified product?

Import quota

Tariff

Embargo

Dumping

Question No: 60 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following has a lesser amount of risk, control and profit potential?

Joint Venturing

Direct Investment

Exporting

Licensing

Question No: 61 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Offering Pepsi at a lower price during the month of Ramadan is related to which of the following?

Odd-Even Pricing

Special-Event Pricing

Segmented Pricing

Skimming Pricing

Question No: 62 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following claim that certain marketing practices hurt individual consumers, society as a whole, and other business firms?

Social critics

Marketing ethics

Environmentalism

Public policy

Question No: 63 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

All of the following critics come under the marketing’s impact on society as a whole EXCEPT:

Too much political power

Producing too few social goods

Cultural pollution

Deceptive pricing

Question No: 64 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

“People are judged by what they own rather than who they are”, this criticism comes under which one of the following options?

False wants and too much materialism

Producing too few social goods

Cultural pollution

Too much political power

Question No: 65 ( Marks: 3 )

Differentiate between Corporate vertical marketing system (VMS) and Contractual vertical marketing system VMS?

Question No: 66 ( Marks: 5 )

What are the common objectives of a logistics system?

Question No: 67 ( Marks: 10 )

Explain the concept of Nonstore retailing; by how many ways it is done and retailers face major marketing decisions. Discuss any three decision faced by the retailer?

Question No: 68 ( Marks: 10 )

If you are operating in a price sensitive market, how should you respond to the reductions in prices by the competitor?

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