PCM Practice Questions

Archer Daniels Midland Co. is the world’s largest cocoa-bean processor. It buys cocoa beans and converts them into cocoa powder and cocoa butter, which it then sells to companies like Hershey’s that manufacture consumer products that contain chocolate. In this scenario, ADM is in a(n) _____.

Which of the following is true of personal ethics?

X-Pert Bikes sells bikes for people of all ages. The company is creating a new advertising campaign targeted only at existing customers, encouraging them to buy an X-Pert Bike the next time they want a bike. The company also begins an X-Pert Club for existing users of X-Pert Bikes, as research has shown that familiarity with a brand increases the chances of repeat purchases. In this case, X-Pert's campaign is aiming to build ______.

A toy manufacturer realizes that its latest product presents a choking hazard due to some of the components used in the toy. This occured despite the prior implementation of safety measures to prevent such an occurrence. The toy manufacturer is faced with a decision to recall over a million products or place a warning label on each product. This type of situation is representative of _____.

Calculate the brand development index of a company for a region where it earns 20% of its sales and in which 4% of the country's population resides.

Fly, a manufacturer of indoor and outdoor heaters, has production facilities that are not running at their full capacity because of piled up inventory. Fly offers a discount to retailers who purchase heaters while the weather is still warm, because the cold months are still at least three months away. Based on historical sales data, Digimart, a retailer, picks up 200 heaters from Fly at a discount of 30% on the usual price. This scenario is an example of a(n) _____.

Telcon, a mobile phone manufacturer, sells its flagship product, Pute, at $250 per unit. The fixed cost incurred by the company is $500,000, and the variable cost per unit is $150. What is the profit earned by Telcon if it sells 100,000 units of Pute?

BlueGreen Tech is conducting market research to discover potential customers who might be interested in its products. The company will also survey its existing customers to identify ways of selling them additional products from its product line. At which stage of the customer relationship management process is BlueGreen?

Why are early adopters considered as opinion leaders?

CL Foods, a fast-food chain, considers the entire community to be a potential target market. Moreover, the chain has stores in business districts, near schools and colleges and next to ball-parks. CL Foods is using a _____ strategy.