Selling Today Partnering To Create Value 14Th Edition Manning Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Selling Today Partnering To Create Value 14Th Edition Manning Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Selling Today Partnering To Create Value 14Th Edition Manning Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
1) According to the text, Ashley Pineda of the PulteGroup needs to do which of the following
before meeting with customers?
A) Rehearse her sales presentation until she has it memorized.
B) Conduct research to determine each customer's specific needs.
C) Contact the home office to confirm the customer's address.
D) Meet with her sales manager about her flagging sales.
E) Implement a systems selling strategy director.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.1: Discuss the meaning of a customer strategy
2) The concept "Treat different customers differently" is based on the idea that:
A) segmenting customers based on statistics and behavioral data leads to a higher rate of closing
sales
B) understanding a customer's needs and motivations as an individual allows you to sell them the
correct solution
C) creating a persuasive sales presentation requires understanding customer motivations
D) customer strategy is a natural outgrowth of product strategy
E) pipeline management requires understanding statistics and data of large and small groups of
customers
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.1: Discuss the meaning of a customer strategy
3) Part of the customer strategy is understanding how a given customer plans to make a
purchase, because:
A) how the customer plans to buy tells us why the customer wants to buy
B) the salesperson also needs to have a strong prospect pipeline and new account base
C) the salesperson won't know what product to sell the customer without knowing the customer's
buying process
D) the selling process should be aligned with the buying process to make the sale go smoothly
E) the buying process is something the salesperson should decide, not the customer
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.1: Discuss the meaning of a customer strategy
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Terrance Simpson is a sales representative for Swim-Tex, a swimming pool service and supply
company. Swim-Tex sells the chemicals needed for pool maintenance as well as pool accessories
like slides, ladders, and diving boards. Swim-Tex sells to both consumers and businesses.
5) The three prescriptions for developing a customer strategy focus on (1) the customer's buying
process, (2) why customers buy, and (3) negotiating the transaction.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.1: Discuss the meaning of a customer strategy
6) Customers have so much power in the buying process now because they have instant
information from the Internet, immense choice, and real-time price comparisons.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.1: Discuss the meaning of a customer strategy
7) A(n) ________ is a carefully conceived plan that will result in maximum customer
responsiveness.
Answer: customer strategy
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.1: Discuss the meaning of a customer strategy
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9) Which type of selling appeals to buyers who prefer to purchase a packaged solution to a
problem from a single seller, thus avoiding all the separate decisions involved in a complex
buying situation?
A) modified selling
B) bundled-option selling
C) straight selling
D) transactional selling
E) systems selling
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
10) Which type of consumer buying situation requires very little consumer involvement and
brand differences are usually insignificant?
A) habitual buying decision
B) straight rebuy decision
C) complex buying decision
D) modified rebuy decision
E) partner buying decision
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
11) Which is most likely true regarding the differences between consumer and organizational
buyers?
A) Consumer buyers focus on complex, technical specifications, while organizational buyers
focus on brand reputation.
B) Consumers purchase for household consumption, while organizational buyers purchase for
personal consumption.
C) Consumer decisions are usually made by individuals, while organizational decisions are
frequently made by several people.
D) Consumer purchases are based primarily on rational criteria, while organizational purchases
are based primarily on emotional responses to products or promotions.
E) Consumers mostly engage in a lengthy decision process, while organizational buyers make
quick decisions.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
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12) Which term refers to a cross-functional team of decision makers who often represent several
departments in a company?
A) value chain
B) task force
C) reference group
D) buying center
E) virtual group
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
RealPlan sells a calendar/messaging/paperwork center that helps working parents organize their
families' schedules and paperwork. The product has received positive feedback from buyers, and
it is priced comparably to normal planners even though it offers more features and benefits.
RealPlan has been selling various planning products to consumers for 10 years, and managers at
the firm see an opportunity to move into the business market with a software version of the
popular planner.
13) A consumer who purchases the RealPlan product for the first time would most likely be
engaging in a ________ buying decision.
A) straight rebuy
B) variety-seeking
C) modified rebuy
D) habitual
E) complex
Answer: B
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
14) What should the sales director of RealPlan most likely do before sending salespeople out to
call on business buyers for the first time?
A) Make sure the salespeople have talked to businesspeople before.
B) Ask the salespeople to rehearse the standard customer presentation.
C) Adjust the sales forecast using the normal sales cycle for customers.
D) Build long-term strategic alliances by creating systems selling appeals.
E) Discuss the differences between consumer buyers and business buyers.
Answer: E
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
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15) The sales director of RealPlan has developed a sales team training session to address the
differences between consumer and business buyers. Which of the following is a true statement
that should be included in the training session?
A) In business sales, the initial contact is almost never the actual purchaser.
B) In business sales, more than one person may be involved in the purchasing decision.
C) In consumer sales, emotion plays a more significant role than logic in decision making.
D) In consumer sales, a new-task buy is the most common type of purchasing situation.
E) In consumer sales, even low-cost items involve significant consumer involvement.
Answer: B
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
16) The sales director of RealPlan has observed that during the selling process the sales team
primarily focuses on promoting product features and benefits to customers. Although the sales
team has a high closure rate of initial sales, the team has a low rate of repeat business. Which
stage of the typical buying process should RealPlan salespeople most likely focus on to improve
customer retention rates?
A) needs awareness
B) building rapport
C) presentation skills
D) purchase procedures
E) self-actualization
Answer: A
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
17) On a customer satisfaction survey, which answer most likely suggests that RealPlan
salespeople should focus on needs awareness?
A) "The product was not as sturdy as the salesperson said it would be."
B) "The product did not solve my primary problems."
C) "The product is not a good value for the money."
D) "The product arrived torn in the box."
E) "The product had a strange color."
Answer: B
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
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Terrance Simpson is a sales representative for Swim-Tex, a swimming pool service and supply
company. Swim-Tex sells the chemicals needed for pool maintenance as well as pool accessories
like slides, ladders, and diving boards. Swim-Tex sells to both consumers and businesses.
18) Managers at Swim-Tex have informed members of the purchasing department to change
straight rebuy situations to modified rebuys. What does this most likely mean for members of the
Swim-Tex purchasing department?
A) renegotiating prices with vendors
B) simplifying the buying process
C) building strategic alliances
D) forming a new value chain
E) focusing on a decision in the process that is not an issue for the customer
Answer: A
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
19) A habitual rebuy is characterized by perceived brand differences and high customer
involvement.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
20) One difference between organizational and consumer buyers is that organizational buyers'
purchases are made for some purpose other than personal consumption.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
21) There are three types of organizational buying situations: new-task buy, straight rebuy, and
modified rebuy.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
22) Systems selling appeals to buyers who prefer to purchase individual products from a variety
of sellers.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
23) The three types of consumer buying situations are habitual buying decisions, complex buying
decisions, and modified buying decisions.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
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24) A first-time purchase of a product or service by a business-to-business customer is a(n)
________ buy.
Answer: new-task
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
25) List and describe the three types of consumer buying situations.
Answer:
1. Habitual buying decisions usually require very little consumer involvement and brand
differences are usually insignificant. Typical for frequently purchased, lost-cost items
(e.g., shampoo).
2. Variety-seeking buying decisions are characterized by low customer involvement, but
important perceived brand differences. Brand switching is not uncommon because buyers can be
influenced by advertising appeals, coupons, or lower prices to try a new brand. Brand switching
is usually motivated by the desire for variety rather than dissatisfaction.
3. Complex buying decisions are characterized by a high degree of involvement by the
consumer. Consumers are likely to be involved when the product is expensive, purchased
infrequently, and highly self-expressive.
Diff: 1
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.2: Explain the difference between consumer and business buyers
26) Which stage in the typical buying process occurs after a customer has evaluated solutions but
before a purchase is made?
A) resolution of problems
B) needs awareness
C) solution selling
D) pre-purchase
E) implementation
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
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28) Which step in the buying process most likely adds customer value after the sale?
A) need awareness
B) evaluation of solutions
C) resolution of problems
D) purchase evaluation
E) implementation
Answer: E
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
RealPlan sells a calendar/messaging/paperwork center that helps working parents organize their
families' schedules and paperwork. The product has received positive feedback from buyers, and
it is priced comparably to normal planners even though it offers more features and benefits.
RealPlan has been selling various planning products to consumers for 10 years, and managers at
the firm see an opportunity to move into the business market with a software version of the
popular planner.
29) RealPlan marketers have developed advertisements that show images of families spending
quality time together enjoying fun activities. The implication of the ads is that the RealPlan
product enables families to organize their busy schedules so well that more time is available for
bonding. What are the RealPlan marketers most likely trying to do with these advertisements?
A) Stimulate emotional buying motives.
B) Examine rational buying motives.
C) Appeal to working and single mothers.
D) Engage common reference groups.
E) Develop lifetime customer value.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
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Terrance Simpson is a sales representative for Swim-Tex, a swimming pool service and supply
company. Swim-Tex sells the chemicals needed for pool maintenance as well as pool accessories
like slides, ladders, and diving boards. Swim-Tex sells to both consumers and businesses.
30) Terrance has noticed that many of his customers become very frustrated with him when he
attempts to use needs assessment, problem solving, or relationship building techniques. These
customers typically know what product will meet their needs. What should Terrance most likely
do when faced with this type of customer?
A) Highlight product benefits more than product features.
B) Ask the customer questions to identify unspoken wants.
C) Focus on the purchase stage of the buying process.
D) Spend more time building rapport with the customer.
E) Rework the presentation script to focus more on emotion.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
31) How would Terrance most likely benefit from aligning the sales process with the customer's
buying process?
A) lower advertising and marketing costs
B) greater efficiency with fewer salespeople
C) lower travel expenses due to fewer customer visits
D) greater success in making sales due to understanding how buyers buy
E) fewer returns from customers who felt pressured into making transactional purchases
Answer: D
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
32) The first stage in the typical buying process is evaluation of solutions.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
33) Transactional buyers are well aware of their needs and usually know a great deal about the
products or services they intend to purchase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
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34) ________ is the first stage in the buying process.
Answer: Needs awareness
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.3: Understand the importance of alignment between the selling process and the
customer's buying process
36) Which buyer behavior theory focuses the salesperson's attention on five important factors
that the customer is likely to consider before making a purchase?
A) buyer-action theory
B) compulsive buying theory
C) need satisfaction theory
D) buyer resolution theory
E) feature benefit theory
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
37) According to the buyer resolution theory, which of the following is an important factor that
the consumer is likely to consider before making a purchase?
A) Where should I store the product after purchase?
B) What is a fair price?
C) How many sellers are in the market?
D) When should I make the payment?
E) From whom should I ask advice about the purchase?
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
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38) Which of the following is an important limitation of the buyer resolution theory?
A) Salespeople find the theory too complex.
B) Customers already know what they should buy.
C) Few customers ask the question, "What is a fair price?"
D) Knowing which decisions are difficult for buyers is difficult.
E) Answers provide little insight into customer buying strategies.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
39) In which value creation selling approach do salespeople focus a great deal of attention on
customers' needs awareness?
A) transactional selling
B) strategic alliance selling
C) consultative selling
D) new task selling
E) system selling
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
40) The biggest limitation of using the buyer resolution theory to guide the sales process is:
A) there is no way to know in advance which one of the five questions will be harder for the
customer to answer
B) the salesperson cannot always convince the buyer to answer the questions in the correct order
C) buyer resolution theory only applies to transactional sales, so more complicated sales
processes don't conform to the theory
D) salespeople require too much training in buyer resolution theory to be able to use it with
customers until they have been with their companies for several years
E) it only helps customers decide to buy, it doesn't help them decide not to buy
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
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RealPlan sells a calendar/messaging/paperwork center that helps working parents organize their
families' schedules and paperwork. The product has received positive feedback from buyers, and
it is priced comparably to normal planners even though it offers more features and benefits.
RealPlan has been selling various planning products to consumers for 10 years, and managers at
the firm see an opportunity to move into the business market with a software version of the
popular planner.
41) Sarah, a RealPlan sales representative, recently sold a software package to Mario, the owner
of a small business. How can Sarah most likely create value for Mario now that the sale is
complete?
A) send Mario product brochures
B) become personal friends with Mario
C) continue to contact Mario to ask for referrals
D) provide additional software training to Mario
E) explain the many software benefits to Mario
Answer: D
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
Terrance Simpson is a sales representative for Swim-Tex, a swimming pool service and supply
company. Swim-Tex sells the chemicals needed for pool maintenance as well as pool accessories
like slides, ladders, and diving boards. Swim-Tex sells to both consumers and businesses.
42) Terrance relies on the buyer resolution theory to pursue sales. Terrance is most likely
vulnerable to which of the following factors?
A) increasing the time it takes to close the sale
B) spending too little time building rapport with the customer
C) losing focus on the features and benefits of the product
D) shifting all the power in the transaction to the customer
E) focusing on a decision in the process that is not an issue for the customer
Answer: E
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
43) "When should I buy?" is a consideration in the buyer resolution theory of personal selling.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
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44) Buyer resolution theory says that the buyer can only decide to buy after having answered a
series of five questions about the purchase.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
45) The idea that a customer needs to answer a set of five questions about the buying process
before he or she can make a purchase is called the ________.
Answer: buyer resolution theory
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
46) The buyer resolution theory states that buyers need to resolve the answers to which five
questions?
Answer:
1. Why should I buy?
2. What should I buy?
3. Where should I buy?
4. When should I buy?
5. What is a fair price?
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.4: Understand the buying process of the transactional, consultative, and
strategic alliance buyer
47) In order for a customer to arrive at a buying decision, the salesperson should present the
product according to:
A) the individual customer's needs
B) the salesperson's point of view
C) a standardized procedure or presentation
D) the buyer profile based on industry research
E) the chronological timeline of the product
Answer: A
Diff: 2
AACSB: Written and Oral Communication
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
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48) Which influence on buying decisions is defined as a set of characteristics and social
behaviors based on the expectations of others?
A) reference group
B) social class
C) role
D) culture
E) process
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
49) Which of the following motives would most likely make a customer buy from the same
business they have been buying from?
A) systems buying motives
B) emotional buying motives
C) brand loyalty motives
D) product buying motives
E) patronage buying motives
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
50) A customer will tend to screen out or modify stimuli. This process is known as:
A) conscious input
B) selective attention
C) discrimination
D) selectivity
E) sensation
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
51) In Maslow's theory, after physiological needs have been satisfied, the next need level is
likely to be:
A) self-actualization
B) psychological awareness
C) freedom from danger
D) worthiness in the eyes of others
E) food and shelter
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
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52) When a teenage girl asks her best friends for their opinions on a career opportunity, she is
most likely seeking support from which of the following groups?
A) culture
B) subculture
C) social class
D) reference
E) mastery
Answer: D
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
53) Which of the following statements about social class is most likely true?
A) People in lower social classes purchase items less impulsively than upper social class
shoppers.
B) Social scientists agree that there are an unlimited number of social classes.
C) Self-made millionaires possess inherited wealth, often acquired several generations before.
D) It is virtually impossible to move from one social class to another.
E) Social class is determined by a combination of factors such as income, education, occupation,
and accumulated wealth.
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
54) A study of buying behavior reveals that most people make buying decisions based on:
A) a combination of emotional and rational buying motives
B) emotional buying motives only
C) rational buying motives only
D) social buying motives only
E) group theory motives only
Answer: A
Diff: 1
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56) According to Abraham Maslow, self-fulfillment is achieved through satisfaction of which of
the following needs?
A) esteem
B) social
C) safety and security
D) self-actualization
E) fullness
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
57) What most likely leads a prospect to purchase one product instead of another?
A) product buying motives
B) patronage affiliations
C) buyer resolutions
D) group emotional needs
E) physiological concerns
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
58) When products are indistinguishable or there is a prior relationship between customer and
vendor, a purchase is most likely based on a(n):
A) product buying motive
B) patronage buying motive
C) rational buying motive
D) emotional buying motive
E) group buying motive
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
59) A purchase based on the result of an objective review of available information is based on
a(n):
A) product buying motive
B) patronage buying motive
C) rational buying motive
D) emotional buying motive
E) stable buying motive
Answer: C
Diff: 1
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60) A purchase based more on feelings than on logic is a(n):
A) product buying motive
B) patronage buying motive
C) rational buying motive
D) emotional buying motive
E) group buying motive
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
61) Which of the following is a factor that would motivate a rational buyer?
A) prestige
B) nostalgia
C) celebrity endorsement
D) durability
E) branding
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
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Terrance Simpson is a sales representative for Swim-Tex, a swimming pool service and supply
company. Swim-Tex sells the chemicals needed for pool maintenance as well as pool accessories
like slides, ladders, and diving boards. Swim-Tex sells to both consumers and businesses.
64) When giving a sales presentation to new customers, Terrance strives to convey that he is
highly ethical and trustworthy and that Swim-Tex products are safe and will perform as
expected. Terrance is most likely addressing which aspect of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
A) security needs
B) social needs
C) esteem needs
D) general needs
E) physiological needs
Answer: A
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
65) Terrance has identified that a customer strongly identifies with social groups and is
influenced heavily by her role, reference, social class, and culture. What would be important for
Terrance to do to win the sale from this customer?
A) Position the product as being a luxury product.
B) Position the product as fitting with the groups the customer identifies with.
C) Position the product as being the standard across all groups.
D) Assume the mannerisms of the culture the customer identifies with.
E) Mimic the customer's speech patterns to create rapport.
Answer: B
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
66) Terrance positions certain swimming pool accessories, such as slides and diving boards, to
appeal to baby boomers with grandchildren. Which influence on buying decisions is most
important in this situation?
A) role
B) culture
C) social class
D) reference group
E) organizational culture
Answer: D
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
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67) Terrance should most likely understand a customer's emotional buying motives because such
motives are:
A) only overcome by nonverbal communication
B) foundations for rational buying motives
C) influential in most buying decisions
D) factors in cost/benefit analyses
E) barriers to most high-end sales
Answer: C
Diff: 3
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
70) The need to belong is really just an urge, not a basic human social need.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
71) The person who withdraws money from a savings account and uses this money to buy
government bonds at a higher return on investment is very likely guided by rational buying
motives.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
72) Subcultures typically share value systems based on similar life experiences and situations.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
73) Patronage buying motives are particularly important when product offerings from several
companies are very similar.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
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74) The process through which sensations are interpreted, using our knowledge and experience,
is called ________.
Answer: perception
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
75) Within most cultures are groups whose members share value systems based on common life
experiences and situations. We call such a group a(n) ________.
Answer: subculture
Diff: 2
Objective: LO 8.5: Discuss the various influences that shape customer buying decisions
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Sunderland, who are the patentees and builders of this kind of ship.
It is needless to say that when this novel class of steamship first
appeared in the early ’nineties there was aroused the usual
prejudice; indeed, having in mind what has been the experience of
other inventors in connection with our subject, the reader could
hardly expect otherwise. Firstly, let us consider her with regard to her
appearance. It will be seen that she differs from the usual cargo and
passenger ship in that her sides tumble right in above the water-line.
This forms a kind of half turtle deck, and is known as the harbour
deck. But the upper deck of the “turret-ship” is extremely narrow.
(This will be seen more easily by reference to the next illustration,
which gives a model of the midship section of such a ship.) The
harbour deck need not be used except when in port, but it can be
employed for stowing long timbers or even iron girders if required.
Like the oil-tanker, many of the turret-ships have their engines
placed right aft, so that there is a long clear space for stowing the
cargo in the hold, an advantage which is especially appreciated in
the carrying of certain kinds of cargoes. Just as we saw there was
great danger to a ship in the possibility of oil washing about the hull
and shifting in a perilous manner, so also there is a danger in such
cargoes as rice and grain. With regard to the latter, I remember the
case of a big cargo ship which had the misfortune to spring a leak
and the water swelled the rice to such an extent that the ship, strong
as she was, burst her sides. But in the case of grain the danger is
not merely that, but also of shifting. As guarding against this
possibility the turret-ship, by reason of her special design, is
specially suitable, for any shifting that may take place in the turret
matters but little, and whatever shifting may take place in the hold is
compensated for by the turret; the cargo can be shot into the hold
without needing any trimming. The deck of the “turret” portion will be
seen from the illustration facing page 248 to form a navigating
platform.
But since the fishing fleets were at sea for weeks together, and
something faster than a sailing ship was required to hurry the
cargoes to market, a special steam fish-carrier came in which plied
her voyages from the Dogger to London and the east coast ports.
From that it was an easy step to building a steamship for use not as
a carrier but as a trawler. Already steam had been in use on board
the sailing trawler, but that had been for hauling the nets and
warping into dock. The increase of competition, the loss of a market
through calms and the prevalence of head winds, clearly marked the
way for the coming of the steam trawler. Recently it has been shown
that the employment of the motor-propelled trawler means a saving
of cost and a greater share of profits to all concerned, and perhaps
in the next decade the steam trawler may find the more modern form
of propulsion to be a serious rival. But even now sail has anything
but vanished, and there are many purely sail-driven trawlers, as also
there are many steam trawlers with auxiliary sails. Within the last few
years the steam fishing ship has grown to be of considerable size,
with topgallant forecastle, high freeboard and lofty wheel-house, so
that it penetrates to oceans thousands of miles away from the North
Sea, being enabled by reason of its size to carry sufficient quantities
of coal for many miles. The lower illustration facing page 252 shows
one of the modern type of steam trawler. This is the Notre Dame des
Dunes, built by the same makers as the Orontes. Her substantial
forecastle, her bold sheer and high bows, together with her length
(rather more than six beams to the longitudinal expanse), eminently
fit her for her work in most trying circumstances. A curious survival of
the old-fashioned sailing ship is seen in the retention in a twentieth
century ship of the imitation square ports painted along her topsides.
The Notre Dame measures 160 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 14½ feet
deep.
HYDRAULIC LIFEBOAT.
By permission from “The Yachting Monthly.”
But to-day, even with all the modern improvements which have
been put into the ship, both sailing and steam-propelled;
notwithstanding all the navigational appliances, the water-tight
compartments, the size of ships and the excellence with which they
are sent on their voyages, there is still need for the lifeboat, which
has to go out many times during a bad winter at the summons of
necessity. Although it is possible that the motor, as in the trawler, will
eventually oust steam from this special type of craft, that stage has
not yet been reached. Steam is a comparatively recent innovation to
the lifeboat, and this is partially explainable by the deep-rooted
prejudice of the local seamen. It is also owing to the fact that when
the lifeboat has to go out at all the seas are very bad, and the craft is
subjected to the water breaking over, and unless special precautions
were taken to guard against this the fires would be put out, and the
boat would be rather worse off than if she had no engines. There are
only a few steam lifeboats along our shores, and they are placed at
such stations where they can lie afloat instead of having to be
launched down the beach or from a specially constructed slipway.
The first form of steam lifeboat was to some extent on the lines of
the ship which John Allen had suggested as far back as 1730, of
which we spoke in an earlier chapter. It will be remembered that he
advocated a system which was actually employed by James
Rumsey in 1787. The principle was that of sucking water in at the
bows and ejecting it at the stern. A more recent instance of the use
of this idea will be found in the boat illustrated on the opposite page
which shows a hydraulic lifeboat. The disadvantage of having a
screw propeller is that it stands a very good chance of being fouled,
if not damaged, by wreckage and ropes. Therefore engines were
installed which sucked in the water by means of a “scoop,” placed at
the bottom of the boat amidships. The water thus indrawn is
discharged aft on either side of the hull, and if the craft is desired to
go astern, then this is easily done by discharging water forward. This
type has been in actual use, and has been highly efficacious in
saving human life from shipwreck. By referring to the lower figure of
the illustration on page 255, which shows the midship section of one
of the hydraulic type, some idea will be gained of the placing of the
“scoop.” By using alternately one of the after pipes the ship can be
manœuvred to port or starboard just like a vessel fitted with twin-
screws. But there are corresponding disadvantages which require to
be weighed. It is distinctly not an economical method of propulsion,
and if the sea happens to contain much sand considerable damage
may happen to the engines, and other undesirable matter also may
work still greater havoc.
A SCREW LIFEBOAT.
By permission from “The Yachting Monthly.”
On the other hand, we have mentioned that the screw has its
drawbacks owing to the possibility of its suffering injury. It was
therefore decided that this could be avoided by placing it in a tunnel
some distance forward of the stern, and thus protected against all
likely damage. (A similar method is also employed in the steam fire-
boats which are used by the London Fire Brigade on the Thames,
and are summoned whenever a river-side warehouse or factory gets
ablaze.) If reference is made to the illustration on page 257, this
tunnel will be discernible. In order to leave nothing to chance a
water-tight hatch is placed in the cock-pit floor just over the propeller,
through which any pieces of sea-weed, rope, or other undesirable
matter can easily be removed without having to beach the craft first.
These little ships measure about 50 feet long, and about 15 feet
wide; they are driven by direct-acting, compound, surface-
condensing engines, which give to them a speed of about nine
knots.
In certain parts of the world where the rivers are shallow, either
at their banks or in mid-stream, steam navigation is only possible by
means of “stern-wheelers.” Such instances occur on the West Coast
of Africa, and also in America. In general idea, though not in detail,
this method is a reversion to the antiquated ship already discussed
in Hulls’ idea for a tow-boat. The stern of these steamships to which
we are referring is not ended in the same continuous straight line,
but is raised slightly upwards at an angle so that the paddle-wheel is
able to revolve freely without requiring such a draught of water as
otherwise it would have needed if placed on the ship’s side in the
usual manner. This will be seen on examining the stern of the Inez
Clarke, illustrated opposite this page. This stern-wheeler was built as
far back as 1879, but the points on which we are insisting are here
well demonstrated. The draught of the ship, notwithstanding the
weight of her engines, was only 15 inches, so that she was enabled
to go into the very shallowest water, where even a bottle could float.
Nevertheless her stern-wheel was sufficiently powerful to send her
along at 15 miles per hour. Her measurements are 130 feet long,
and 28 feet wide. Steamboats possessing a similar principle to that
exhibited in the Inez Clarke, but much different in the arrangement,
are to-day in use on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, being used as
tugs to tow along a large fleet of flat-boats containing coal. As much
as fifty to sixty thousand tons are taken in tow at one time.
THE “INEZ CLARKE.”
From the Model in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
To North America, with its fine long rivers, the steamboat has
been, as Fulton in his foresight prophesied it would be, a highly
useful institution. To the European mind the vast possibilities of the
mighty Mississippi come as a shock when fully realised. To quote the
very first sentence in one of the most popular books which that most
popular writer, Mark Twain, ever wrote, “The Mississippi is well worth
reading about”; so, also, we might add, are its steamboats, but in our
limited space we can only barely indicate some of their essential
features. The illustration facing page 258 shows a couple of these,
the Natchez and the Eclipse, racing against each other along this
great river by the light of the moon at midnight. The first thing that
strikes the attention is the enormous height to which the decks of
these steamboats are raised. The pilot-house is higher still, and will
be recognised as about midway between the water-line and the top
of the long, lanky funnels. Even to Mark Twain the height seemed to
be terrific. “When I stood in her pilot-house,” says the author of “Life
on the Mississippi,” “I was so far above the water that I seemed to be
perched on a mountain; and her decks stretched so far away, fore
and aft, below me, that I wondered how I could ever have considered
the little Paul Jones a large craft. When I looked down her long,
gilded saloon, it was like gazing through a splendid tunnel.... The
boiler deck—i.e. the second storey of the boat, so to speak—was as
spacious as a church, it seemed to me; so with the forecastle; and
there was no pitiful handful of deck-hands, firemen, and roustabouts