Question 1

Barriers to entry refer to

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A)  business practices or conditions that make it difficult for new firms to enter the market.
B)  governmental prohibitions regarding the establishment of businesses that are considered immoral.
C)  governmental prohibitions regarding the establishment of businesses that are considered legal but unethical.
D)  restrictive fees that are set intentionally high in order to prevent additional competition in an already highly competitive industry.
E)  strong-armed tactics that are illegal but commonly used in certain industries to hinder competition.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding baby boomers is MOST ACCURATE?

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A)  Baby boomers are more educated and therefore more proactive in making their needs known.
B)  Baby boomers are important to marketers because they are leaving significant amounts of wealth to their children.
C)  Baby boomers are more personally and financially secure because they did not have to live through any major wars.
D)  Baby boomers are an important consumer market segment because of their relatively high wealth and workforce participation.
E)  Baby boomers are much more likely to spend their money on others than on themselves.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Today's consumption orientation known as value consciousness is primarily due to

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A)  a rise in using debt to fund purchases.
B)  the economic recession that began in the late 2000s.
C)  an expansion in the purchase of quality brand name products.
D)  a cutback on the purchase of discretionary items like flat screen TVs and smartphones.
E)  a desire to purchase products of lesser quality to receive a lower price.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 4

All of the following factors contribute significantly to the rate of change of a country's population (such as the U.S. ) EXCEPT:

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A)  life expectancy (the average number of years a population lives from birth) .
B)  immigration (the number of people who enter a country for the purpose of permanent residence) .
C)  population density (defined as the total number of people per square mile/kilometer) .
D)  birth rate (the number of births during a specified time period) .
E)  death rate (the number of deaths during a specified time period) .F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Recent data on consumer expenditures indicate that the savings rate of U.S.consumers has __________.

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A)  declined by 6 percent
B)  remained flat at 0 percent
C)  risen slightly to 2 percent
D)  risen to 3.7 percent
E)  exploded to 10 percentF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Components of a consumer's income include __________.

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A)  inflation,recession,and depression
B)  salary,taxes,and assets
C)  gross,disposable,and discretionary income
D)  sales taxes,income taxes,and property taxes
E)  assets,liabilities,and equitiesF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Registration under the Lanham Act provides important advantages to a trademark owner that has used the trademark in interstate or foreign commerce,but it does not

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A)  allow a trademark to be used for more than 83 years.
B)  provide reciprocity with foreign firms allowing their trademarks to be honored here.
C)  prevent other firms from obtaining similar trademarks for significant improvements of the original product.
D)  guarantee protection under the Trademark Law Revision Act.
E)  confer ownership.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 8

The Trademark Law Revision Act (1988)

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A)  prevents someone from using a trademark on a noncompeting product.
B)  provides for registration of a company's trademarks.
C)  protects only the consumer.
D)  allows a company to secure rights to a name before its actual use.
E)  facilitates the protection of U.S.trademark rights throughout the world.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The form of competition in which there are many sellers and they each have a similar product is referred to as __________.

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A)  pure competition
B)  singular competition
C)  an oligopoly
D)  monopolistic competition
E)  a monopolyF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

The first major federal legislation passed to forbid actual monopolies or attempts to monopolize any part of trade or commerce in the United States was the

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A)  Lanham Act.
B)  Federal Trade Commission Act.
C)  Robinson-Patman Act.
D)  Sherman Antitrust Act.
E)  Clayton Act.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

In the Generics photo above,the manufacturers of these products are concerned that their brand names will become generic.The legislation most likely to address this issue is the __________.

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A)  Sherman Antitrust Act
B)  Patent Act
C)  Clayton Act
D)  Lanham Act
E)  Miller-Tydings ActF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The purpose of __________ is to give the author of a literary,dramatic,musical,or artistic work the exclusive right to print,perform,or otherwise copy that work.

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A)  copyright law
B)  patent law
C)  trademark law
D)  commercial law
E)  antitrust lawF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Until federal laws and regulations were clarified to cover such cases,audio electronic component manufacturers required that retailers who wanted to carry their amplifiers also carry their speakers and sell their customers a "system" of same-brand components.This distribution strategy,called __________,may be illegal.

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A)  bait and switch
B)  caveat emptor
C)  a tying arrangement
D)  double dealing
E)  per seF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

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List the five environmental forces that have an impact on an organization as well as its suppliers and customers.Provide examples of factors that might be examined as part of environmental scanning for each of these forces.

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Question 16

Changes in coffee consumption affect all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  supermarkets.
B)  government regulators.
C)  coffee shops.
D)  coffee growers.
E)  coffee processors.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 17

The __________ established the Consumer Product Safety Commission to monitor product safety and establish uniform product safety standards.

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A)  Nutritional Labeling and Education Act
B)  Consumer Protection Act
C)  Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
D)  Child Protection Act
E)  Consumer Product Safety ActF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following is an action the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can take to require a company to spend money on advertising to rectify previous misleading ads?

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A)  corrective advertising
B)  a cease and desist order
C)  an advertising injunction
D)  a truth in advertising order
E)  comparative advertisingF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Describe the three generational cohorts that are of interest to marketers today.

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Question 20

Explain the trends in the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S.how marketers can use this information.

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All of the following factors contribute significantly to the rate of change of a country's population (such as the U.S. ) EXCEPT:

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Components of a consumer's income include __________.

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The __________ established the Consumer Product Safety Commission to monitor product safety and establish uniform product safety standards.

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Today's consumption orientation known as value consciousness is primarily due to

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The purpose of __________ is to give the author of a literary,dramatic,musical,or artistic work the exclusive right to print,perform,or otherwise copy that work.

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Explain the trends in the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S.how marketers can use this information.

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The form of competition in which there are many sellers and they each have a similar product is referred to as __________.

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The Trademark Law Revision Act (1988)

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Components of a consumer's income include __________.

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The __________ established the Consumer Product Safety Commission to monitor product safety and establish uniform product safety standards.

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