Pricing Strategies
Concepts Check

1 .       Which of the following is not one of the forms of segmented pricing? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


2 .       A ________ discount is offered by the seller to trade-channel members who perform certain functions, such as selling, storing and record keeping. [Hint]

 
 
 
 


3 .       A market skimming pricing policy: [Hint]

 
 
 
 


4 .       When McCormiks Restaurant store offers a 15 percent discount on all purchases to individuals 55 years of age or older, McCormiks is practicing: [Hint]

 
 
 
 


5 .       Kandy Industries sells its products FOB origin. In this case: [Hint]

 
 
 
 


6 .       Under which circumstances should a firm attempt to initiate a price cut? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


7 .       Under which of the following does the seller agree to pay all of the freight costs for a customer? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


8 .       The Lapham Company will sell up to 500 units of a product for $15 each, but charges only $13 per unit if the buyer purchases more than 500 units at one time. Lapham is offering: [Hint]

 
 
 
 


9 .       Cash discounts are offered to buyers in an effort to: [Hint]

 
 
 
 


10 .       L.C.'s Wholesale Club charges its customers low prices to attract high sales volume. The high volume results in lower costs, which in turn allows L.C. to keep prices low. L.C. appears to be practicing _________ _________ pricing. [Hint]

 
 
 
 


11 .       When bringing out a new product, companies can choose between two pricing strategies: market skimming pricing or market--penetration pricing. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       The intent of Market--Skimming Pricing is to set a low initial price to penetrate the market quickly and deeply in order to attract a large number of buyers quickly and to capture a large market share. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       A functional discount is also called a trade discount. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       Market skimming as a pricing strategy may make sense if the high price supports the image of a superior product. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       A firm that is practicing captive product pricing may charge a low price on the main product but set a high markup on the supplies. [Hint]

 
 


16 .       Manufacturers must offer the same functional discounts within each trade channel if they perform identical services. [Hint]

 
 


17 .       Seasonal discounts may be granted to buyers because they allow sellers to maintain steadier production throughout the year. [Hint]

 
 


18 .       Psychological pricing considers the impact of consumer perceptions as well as traditional economic influences. [Hint]

 
 


19 .       For segmented pricing to be effective, members of the segment paying the lower price should be able to resell the product to the segment paying the higher price. [Hint]

 
 


20 .       One situation that may prompt a company to initiate a price cut would be excess productive capacity. [Hint]

 
 


21 .       [Hint]

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