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What are the three properties of goods and services evaluated by consumers when they are making a purchase decision? Give an example of a product, which exhibits each property.

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Andrea Arena is the owner of 2 Places at 1 Time, a concierge company. She and her staff of 60 perform everyday services such as walking the dog, picking up cleaning, waiting for the repairman, and going to the post office for people who are too busy to perform these simple acts themselves. She has often been hired by major corporations to perform services for their harried executives. In 1999, she had 108 employees, but economic momentum has slowed, and many of her major clients have sliced their Budgets and eliminated perks like her service. At the point in time when Arena had more employees than she had need of, 2 Places at 1 Time was experiencing:


A) static demand.
B) off-peak pricing.
C) capacity management.
D) idle production capacity.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The next time you travel to a foreign country, you may need to submit for a unique retinal (eye) scan to have your "virtual passport" read by a cloud-based service, to allow you access to the country. This future technology is an example of a(n) :


A) e-service
B) eye-passpor t
C) e-time saver
D) e-good

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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What is a customer contact audit? Outline the contact audit for a typical visit to your dentist.

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A customer contact audit is a flow chart of the points of interaction between a servic provider and a consumer. A contact audit for a visit to a dentist might include the following: (1 Patient calls to make appointment. (2). Patient arrives. (3). Access patient records. (4). Patient (5). Patient with Hygienist. (6). Patient with x-ray technician. (7). Patient with dentist. (8). Check out. (9).Arrange next appointment. (10). Pay bill.

While a McDonald's hamburger is generally prepared and tastes the same from store to store, how the teller takes and processes your order may be different. The reason for this is:


A) inconsistency
B) inseparability
C) inventory costs
D) incongruity

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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All of the following are correct statements about how firms are using social media to better serve customers, except:


A) switching to auto-generated responses
B) using Twitter to provide immediate answers to questions
C) conducting an online focus group using Facebook
D) using Facebook to post helpful user manuals

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In today's highly competitive financial services industry, the traditional distinctions between banks and brokerage firms are becoming blurred. For example, while banks still offer "traditional products" such as chequing and savings accounts, certificates of deposits and loans, they now offer mutual funds, insurance and even provide "financial advice," similar to the products and services offered by brokerage firms. Thus, in today's changing marketplace, banks would most likely be evaluated on which properties of the purchase process?


A) Search properties
B) Experience properties
C) Credence properties
D) All of these answers are correct

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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According to the service continuum, which of the following organizations has the highest level of intangibility?


A) teaching
B) advertising agency
C) realty agency
D) fast-food restaurant

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is a point in the customer contact audit for a health club?


A) group exercise programs
B) too much traffic on the way to the club
C) the customer's diet
D) a willingness to exercise

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which job below is likely to have the lowest idle production capacity?


A) a physician that gets paid for a full shift, regardless if she sees any patients
B) an insurance saleswoman who receives a base pay and commission based on new sales
C) a part time employee at Booster Juice
D) a stockbroker who works purely on commission for his clients

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What does it mean when we say services are intangible, and how do marketers of services overcome the problems associated with intangibility?

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Walt Disney was one of the first to recognize the importance of sights, sounds, tastes, aromas, and textures when he created Disneyland. This effort by Walt Disney focuses on the customer ___________.


A) experience
B) service
C) techno-entertainment
D) entertainment

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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A situation where a service provider is available but there is no demand is called:


A) off-peak pricing.
B) idle production capacity.
C) capacity management.
D) static demand.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Services that are found at a rest stop along a major highway usually consist of only fast food restaurants and fuel stations. The service continuum at a rest stop is likely:


A) a rest stop only sells products
B) wide
C) narrow
D) wider than a mall

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which unique characteristic of service has the most influence on pricing?


A) inseparability
B) intangibility
C) inconsistency
D) inventory costs

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Organizations attempt to reduce the inconsistency in the delivery of services through:


A) standardization and training.
B) collaboration.
C) the reduction of customer contact points in the service delivery process.
D) higher incentives to employees for satisfactory performance.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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How a person establishes expectations for a service they have never purchased but plan to purchase is influenced by each of the following EXCEPT:


A) word-of-mouth communications.
B) previous experience.
C) promotional activities.
D) personal needs.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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When Theresa Martinez relocated from British Columbia to Ontario, she needed to find a bank with offices in her new province. Several banks offered the banking products (checking and savings accounts, loans, certificates of deposit) and financial products (mutual funds, insurance) available from her former bank, and she selected The Royal Bank. Later Theresa was impressed by the availability and willingness of people (tellers, personal bankers) to help her when she had questions. In this case, The Royal Bank affected Theresa's evaluation of the purchase through its:


A) characteristic properties.
B) gap analysis.
C) credibility properties.
D) experience properties.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Idle production capacity can be reduced by:


A) decreasing the number of work days per week, but increasing the hours per day.
B) using a commission compensation system.
C) allowing personnel to work overtime.
D) hiring additional full-time personnel.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Which group of activities below is ranked from the LOWEST cost of inventory to HIGHEST cost of inventory?


A) hair salon - dry cleaner - insurance company
B) auto repair centre - hotel- hospital
C) hotel - airline - amusement park
D) auto repair centre - dry cleaner - insurance company

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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