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Atwood Furnishers is experiencing a period when their sales are increasing at a slower rate. The company realizes that new users cannot be added indefinitely and that, sooner or later, its market will approach saturation. Which stage is the company now entering?

Beginning of the maturity stage

The rate of the decline of sales during the product life cycle is governed by how rapidly consumer tastes change or substitute products are adopted.

True

When developing new product, which is true of a new-product development strategy?

a. It must be compatible with the objectives of the marketing department, the business unit, and the corporation.
b. It doesn't provide the general guidelines for new-product ideas.
c. It involves targeting existing products at new markets.
d. It refrains from adopting ideas suggested by customers and competitors.

It must be compatible with the objectives of the marketing department, the business unit, and the corporation

Which of the following is a goal of brainstorming?

a. To get a group to arrive at a solution within set parameters
b. To have a group criticize an idea until it is acceptable to all
c. To get a group to promote a product without varying it
d. To discuss ideas while avoiding criticism of them

To discuss ideas while avoiding criticism of them

Compared to innovators, early adopters ______.

a. are more likely to be opinion leaders
b. are less oriented to the local community
c. have weaker affiliations with groups
d. rely less on group norms and values

are more likely to be opinion leaders

What do programs like Google X do to promote innovative thinking among its employees?

a. They eliminate the fear of coming up with bad ideas by rewarding failure.
b. They promote investment in bad ideas to explore the possibilities learned from them.
c. They eliminate the possibility of investment in bad ideas by rewarding only successes.
d. They promote the fear of coming up with bad ideas by punishing failure.

They eliminate the fear of coming up with bad ideas by rewarding failure.

Which of the following describes laggards?

a. They have the longest adoption time and the highest socioeconomic status.
b. They have the longest adoption time and the lowest socioeconomic status.
c. They have the shortest adoption time and the highest socioeconomic status.
d. They have the shortest adoption time and the lowest socioeconomic status.

They have the longest adoption time and the lowest socioeconomic status.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of test marketing?

a. It inaccurately predicts the success of a product that creates new consumption patterns.
b. It requires major changes in consumer behavior such as rejecting microwave ovens.
c. It exposes the new product and its marketing mix to its competitors before its introduction.
d. It promotes the criticism of an idea, no matter how ridiculous it may seem.

It exposes the new product and its marketing mix to its competitors before its introduction.

Which of the following is a characteristic of products produced by multinational corporations?

a. Products are developed for global distribution and then tweaked to meet unique market requirements whenever possible.
b. A firm that starts with a local strategy is better able to develop global products.
c. Test marketing is not required for products developed by multinational firms.
d. Products are inadequately distributed in local markets.

Products are developed for global distribution and then tweaked to meet unique market requirements whenever possible.

A new-product strategy links the new-product development process with the objectives of the marketing department, the business unit, and the corporation.

True

NutriOats, an oatmeal cookie product, has been in the market for more than seven years and is now in its decline stage. In this case, which of the following strategies would be successful in marketing NutriOats?

a. Eliminate all nonessential marketing expenses and let sales decline.
b. Spend heavily on advertising to educate consumers about the product's benefits.
c. Lengthen the product line.
d. Focus on adding new users.

Eliminate all nonessential marketing expenses and let sales decline.

To rate concept (or product) alternatives, concept tests are often used at the ______ stage.

a. developmental
b. business analysis
c. screening
d. marketing

screening

Samsung is best known for its smartphones, tablets, and televisions. Years ago when it decided to expand its business activities and operations into ship building and military hardware, it was gearing to offer ______.

a. new-to-the-world products
b. repositioned products
c. discontinuous innovations
d. new product lines

new product lines

Marketing costs are high in the introductory stage of the product life cycle because

a. emphasis is given to communicating the differences among brands in the market.
b. high dealer margins are often needed to obtain adequate distribution.
c. manufacturers scramble to sign up dealers and distributors.
d. product design changes become stylistic rather than functional.

high dealer margins are often needed to obtain adequate distribution.

Test marketing is very expensive. As a result which of the following is true of some companies?

a. They mandatorily test market line extensions of well-known brands.
b. They do not test market line extensions of well-known brands to save costs.
c. They go for a national introduction than an expensive test market.
d. It is better to have a large-scale test market that is decidedly affordable.

They do not test market line extensions of well-known brands to save costs.

Both demographics and behavior distinguish early adopters.

False

At the product development stage, it is premature to explore the feasibility of manufacturing the product at an acceptable.

False

A concept test evaluates an existing product idea, after the creation of a prototype.

False, evaluates a new product idea

Daily Farm, a food and beverage manufacturing firm, is known for its unique variety of table sauces. To offer more variations to its customers, Daily Farm recently launched an olive and pepper sauce. According to new product development, this new sauce would be categorized as an improved product

False

At which stage in the new-product development process is the decision to market a product made?
Answers:
a. Business analysis
b. Commercialization
c. Test marketing
d. Development

Commercialization

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