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4/7/2007 12:12:19 AM

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4/7/2007 12:27:12 AM

Thanks for clarifying that for us.

4/7/2007 12:29:13 AM

1. Because pricing objectives provide a foundation on which future decisions are based, pricing objectives must be

Incorrect

A. carefully researched.
Correct

B. explicitly stated.

C. internally consistent.

D. intelligibly worded.

E. realistically targeted.


Not exactly. This is only part of the answer.



2. The steps involved in the process of establishing a price include all of the following EXCEPT

Incorrect

A. selecting a pricing strategy.
Correct

B. setting the demand.

C. developing pricing objectives.

D. determining competitors' prices.

E. selecting a basis for pricing.


No. This is a step.



3. If a brand maintains a constant market share, its sales can be estimated as a percentage of

Incorrect

A. total market share.

B. expected demand.

C. changes in quantity demanded.

D. change in price.
Correct

E. industry sales.


No. Relate it to sales.



4. Which of the following is NOT an example of psychological pricing?

Incorrect

A. Odd-even

B. Customary
Correct

C. Special event

D. Prestige

E. Reference pricing


No. This is an example of psychological pricing.



5. ________ helps identify the target market's evaluation of price.

Correct

A. Understanding customers' needs, willingness, authority, and ability to buy
Incorrect

B. Discovering the top price customers will pay for a product

C. Increasing demand for a product

D. Evaluating competitors' prices

E. Discovering the lower price customers will pay for a product


No. This is not always top priority.



6. When Idaho Technology introduced its line of solar-powered watches, it initially set the price quite high but lowered the price as competitors entered the market. Which of the following describes the pricing strategy initially used by Idaho Technology?

Incorrect

A. Penetration pricing

B. Customary pricing

C. Prestige pricing
Correct

D. Price skimming

E. Psychological pricing


No. A penetration pricing strategy starts out low. It is more difficult to raise a price than to lower one.



7. If considerable competition is expected, which of the following would MOST LIKELY be used in setting the price of a new product?

Incorrect

A. Odd-even pricing

B. Psychological pricing
Correct

C. Penetration pricing

D. Price skimming

E. Prestige pricing


No. Odd-even pricing does not fall under the "new-product pricing" category. It is a type of psychological pricing.



8. If ACME Products sets a limited number of prices for selected groups of merchandise, it is using

Correct

A. price lining.

B. prestige pricing.

C. odd-even pricing.

D. customary pricing.

E. premium pricing.


This is the best answer.



9. Which of the following pricing methods would MOST LIKELY be used for custom-made equipment and commercial construction projects?

Incorrect

A. Prestige pricing

B. Return-on-investment pricing

C. Markup pricing

D. Markdown pricing
Correct

E. Cost-plus pricing


No. Prestige pricing is used to portray a certain image.



10. A retailer of Crest toothpaste obtains the product for $2.80/unit and sells it at $4.00. What is the markup as a percentage of the selling price?

Incorrect

A. 7
Correct

B. 30

C. 70

D. 40

E. 60


No. Your calculation is not correct.



11. Charging more for a Snickers candy bar in a vending machine than in a supermarket is an example of


A. price discrimination.
Correct

B. differential pricing.

C. price lining.

D. competition-based pricing.

E. cost-based pricing.


This is the best answer.



12. Hertz prices its rental cars to match precisely the prices set by Avis. Hertz is using

Correct

A. competition-based pricing.

B. cost-based pricing.

C. demand-based pricing.

D. reference pricing.

E. penetration pricing.


Yes! This is the best answer.



13. Holiday Inn prices its rooms so that it is less expensive to stay on weekends than during the week when there is heavy business travel. This illustrates which type of pricing method?

Correct

A. Demand-based

B. Seasonal

C. Cost-based

D. Competition-based

E. Markup


You're correct!



14. Which of the following pricing objectives might a company establish if it already has a favorable financial position and desires nothing more?


A. Survival
Incorrect

B. Profit

C. Cash flow
Correct

D. Status quo

E. Return on investment


No. Not precise enough.



15. A ________ pricing objective results in prices being set to recover cash as quickly as possible.

Incorrect

A. profit

B. market share

C. product quality

D. return on investment
Correct

E. cash flow


No. Profit is not the most precise answer.



16. If marketers at Intel set prices to recover research and development expenses and to establish a high quality image for a new microprocessor, they are probably using which of the following pricing objectives?

Incorrect

A. Market share

B. Cash flow

C. Survival
Correct

D. Product quality

E. Return on investment


No. Market share pricing objectives focus on increasing sales usually through lower prices.



17. Which of the following pricing objectives can sometimes de-emphasize price and thereby lead to a climate of nonprice competition in an industry?


A. Profit
Incorrect

B. Return on investment

C. Cash flow

D. Market share
Correct

E. Status quo


No. This is a profit-related objective but is usually achieved by trial and error.



18. If ACME Products cuts prices so that it can increase sales volume to levels that match the organization's expenses, it is probably employing a ________ pricing objective.

Incorrect

A. return on investment
Correct

B. survival

C. market share

D. cash flow

E. profit


No. It is difficult to measure pricing objectives based on ROI because cost and revenue data often are not readily available.



19. Most pricing objectives based on ________ are achieved by trial and error because not all the cost and revenue data are available when prices are set.

Incorrect

A. survival

B. cash flow
Correct

C. return on investment

D. market share

E. profit


No. With survival pricing objectives, the firm knows exactly what costs need to be covered to stay in business.



20. Through ______________ pricing, marketers try to influence buyers' perceptions of prices by ending a price with certain numbers.

Incorrect

A. customary
Correct

B. odd-even.

C. bundle.

D. reference

E. prestige


No, this is when prices are chosen on the basis of tradition. .

4/9/2007 4:22:22 PM

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4/9/2007 5:25:13 PM

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4/9/2007 5:46:08 PM

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4/9/2007 5:46:31 PM

1. Not allowed to watch Southpark when I'm supposed to be working.

2. My proper military title is "Specialist Schwarz" not "Princess Anastasia".

3. Not allowed to threaten anyone with black magic.

4. Not allowed to challenge anyone's disbelief of black magic by asking for hair.

5. Not allowed to get silicone breast implants.

6. Not allowed to play “Pulp Fiction” with a suction-cup dart pistol and any officer.

7. Not allowed to add “In accordance with the prophesy” to the end of answers I give to a question an officer asks me.

8. Not allowed to add pictures of officers I don't like to War Criminal posters.

9. Not allowed to title any product “Get Over it”.

10. Not allowed to purchase anyone's soul on government time.

11. Not allowed to join the Communist Party.

12. Not allowed to join any militia.

13. Not allowed to form any militia.

14. Not allowed out of my office when the president visited Sarajevo.

15. Not allowed to train adopted stray dogs to “Sic Brass!”

16. Must get a haircut even if it tampers with my “Samson like powers”.

17. God may not contradict any of my orders.

18. May no longer perform my now (in)famous “Barbie Girl Dance” while on duty.

19. May not call any officers immoral, untrustworthy, lying, slime, even if I'm right.

20. Must not taunt the French any more.

21. Must attempt to not antagonize SAS.

22. Must never call an SAS a “Wanker”.

23. Must never ask anyone who outranks me if they've been smoking crack.

24. Must not tell any officer that I am smarter than they are, especially if it's true.

25. Never confuse a Dutch soldier for a French one.

26. Never tell a German soldier that “We kicked your ass in World War 2!”

27. Don't tell Princess Di jokes in front of the paras (British Airborne).

28. Don't take the batteries out of the other soldiers alarm clocks (Even if they do hit snooze about forty times).

29. The Irish MPs are not after “Me frosted lucky charms”.

30. Not allowed to wake an Non-Commissioned Officer by repeatedly banging on the head with a bag of trash.

31. Not allowed to let sock puppets take responsibility for any of my actions.

32. Not allowed to let sock puppets take command of my post.

33. Not allowed to chew gum at formation, unless I brought enough for everybody.

34. (Next day) Not allowed to chew gum at formation even if I *did* bring enough for everybody.

35. Not allowed to sing “High Speed Dirt” by Megadeth during airborne operations. (“See the earth below/Soon to make a crater/Blue sky, black death, I'm off to meet my maker”)

36. Can't have flashbacks to wars I was not in. (The Spanish-American War isn't over).

37. Our medic is called “Sgt Larwasa”, not “Dr. Feelgood”.

38. Our supply Sgt is “Sgt Watkins” not “Sugar Daddy”.

39. Not allowed to ask for the day off due to religious purposes, on the basis that the world is going to end, more than once.

40. I do not have super-powers.

41. “Keep on Trucking” is *not* a psychological warfare message.

42. Not allowed to attempt to appeal to mankind's baser instincts in recruitment posters.

43. Camouflage body paint is not a uniform.

44. I am not the atheist chaplain.

45. I am not allowed to “Go to Bragg boulevard and shake daddy's little money maker for twenties stuffed into my undies”.

46. I am not authorized to fire officers.

47. I am not a citizen of Texas, and those other, forty-nine, lesser states.

48. I may not use public masturbation as a tool to demonstrate a flaw in a command decision.

49. Not allowed to trade military equipment for “magic beans”.

50. Not allowed to sell magic beans during duty hours.

51. Not allowed to quote “Dr Seuss” on military operations.

52. Not allowed to yell “Take that Cobra” at the rifle range.

53. Not allowed to quote “Full Metal Jacket “ at the rifle range.

54. “Napalm sticks to kids” is *not* a motivational phrase.

55. An order to “Put Kiwi on my boots” does *not* involve fruit.

56. An order to “Make my Boots black and shiny” does not involve electrical tape.

57. The proper response to a lawful order is not “Why?”

58. The following words and phrases may not be used in a cadence- Budding sexuality, necrophilia, I hate everyone in this formation and wish they were dead, sexual lubrication, black earth mother, all Marines are latent homosexuals, Tantric yoga, Gotterdammerung, Korean hooker, Eskimo Nell, we've all got jackboots now, slut puppy, or any references to squid.

59. May not make posters depicting the leadership failings of my chain of command.

60. “The Giant Space Ants” are not at the top of my chain of command.

61. If one soldier has a 2nd Lt bar on his uniform, and I have an E-4 on mine It means he outranks me. It does not mean “I have been promoted three more times than you”.

62. It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission, no longer applies to Specialist Schwarz.

63. Command decisions do *not* need to be ratified by a 2/3 majority.

64. Inflatable novelties do *not* entitle me to BAQ or Separation pay.

65. There are no evil clowns living under my bed.

66. There is no “Anti-Mime” campaign in Bosnia.

67. I am not the Psychological Warfare Mascot.

68. I may not line my helmet with tin foil to “Block out the space mind control lasers”.

69. May not pretend to be a fascist stormtrooper, while on duty.

70. I am not authorized to prescribe any form of medication.

71. I must not flaunt my deviances in front of my chain of command.

72. May not wear gimp mask while on duty.

73. No military functions are to be performed “Skyclad”.

74. Woad is not camouflage makeup.

75. May not conduct psychological experiments on my chain of command.

76. "Teddy Bear, Teddy bear, turn around" is *not* a cadence.

77. The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them "You don't need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for."

78. I may not call block my chain of command.

79. I am neither the king nor queen of cheese.

80. Not allowed to wear a dress to any army functions.

81. May not bring a drag queen to the battalion formal dance.

82. May not form any press gangs.

83. Must not start any SITREP (Situation Report) with "I recently had an experience I just had to write you about...."

84. Must not use military vehicles to “Squish” things.

85. Not allowed to make any Psychological Warfare products depicting the infamous Ft. Bragg sniper incident.

86. May not challenge anyone in my chain of command to the “field of honor”.

87. If the thought of something makes me giggle for longer than 15 seconds, I am to assume that I am not allowed to do it.

88. Must not refer to 1st Sgt as “Mom”.

89. Must not refer to the Commander as “Dad”.

90. Inflatable sheep do *not* need to be displayed during a room inspection.

91. I am not authorized to initiate Jihad.

92. When asked to give a few words at a military ceremony “Romper Bomper Stomper Boo” is probably not appropriate.

93. Nerve gas is not funny.

94. Crucifixes do not ward off officers, and I should not test that.

95. I am not in need of a more suitable host body.

96. “Redneck Zombies” is not a military training aid.

97. Gozer does not dwell in my refrigerator.

98. The proper response to a chemical weapon attack is not “Tell my chain of command what I really think about them, and then poke holes in their masks.”

99. A smiley face is not used to mark a minefield.

100. Claymore mines are not filled with yummy candy, and it is wrong to tell new soldiers that they are.

101. I am not allowed to mount a bayonet on a crew-served weapon.

102. Rodents are not entitled to burial with full military honors, even if they are "casualties of war".

103. My commander is not old enough to have fought in the civil war, and I should stop implying that he did.

4/9/2007 5:54:31 PM

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4/11/2007 5:46:18 AM

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4/11/2007 10:05:43 AM

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4/11/2007 11:11:10 AM

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4/11/2007 11:13:55 AM

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4/11/2007 11:14:45 AM

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4/15/2007 5:30:55 AM

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4/15/2007 5:31:42 AM

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4/15/2007 5:32:12 AM

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4/15/2007 11:16:33 AM

The best is taking a complete virgin and training them.

4/15/2007 11:18:25 AM

that's called "started dating somebody too early"

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4/15/2007 11:19:19 AM

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4/15/2007 12:12:01 PM

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4/15/2007 12:34:46 PM

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4/15/2007 12:36:35 PM

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5/4/2007 10:44:58 AM

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5/4/2007 10:45:51 AM

Mileposting report for: SR 2703 (40002703), GUILFORD COUNTY (40)

Ran On: 05/04/07, 09:43AM Ran By: *******


MP'd Total MP'd
Crashes Crashes %
------- ------- ----
3 9 33.3

#CRASHES FRM_RD
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2 CL-ROCKINGHAM
2 SR 2704
2 SR 2728

crsh_ID FRM_RD TWRD_RD CITY SEV
---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------- ---------- ---
1055324 CL-ROCKINGHAM NO CRASH - Ordinance N/A N/A
101483415 CL-ROCKINGHAM SR 2704 PDO
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100179309 SR 2704 NC 150 C
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5/4/2007 10:46:55 AM

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