PCM Practice Exam Questions and Answers

Cinfy, an electronic appliances manufacturer, sells 30 pizza ovens, 60 coffee makers, and 90 sandwich toasters per day. Despite warnings from analysts, Cinfy hikes prices of its toasters from $150 to $180, and toaster sales fall by 40%. After this pricing strategy backfires, Cinfy decides that a 10% drop in demand is acceptable, but not more. Assuming that the elasticity of demand for the toasters remains constant, what is the maximum price hike that Cinfy can afford without letting the sales drop by more than 10%?

_____ is/are also known as the Digital Natives, because people in this group were born into a world that already was full of electronic gadgets and digital technologies, such as the Internet and social networks.

What does the break-even point refer to in a break-even analysis?

If a customer spends $40 on purchasing a company's product and spends $80 on other companies' products in the same product category, what is the company's share of customer wallet?

Which of the following is the function of programs and PSA's in the PR context?

Which of the following is true of distribution centers?

Raymond is driving across town when he spots a billboard that reads, "When life begins…" He instantly recognizes this as the tagline for Voch Spa and expects to find a spa nearby. Which of the following aspects of a brand is exemplified in this scenario?

Which of the following is a key difference between B2B and B2C buying processes?

Spark, a manufacturer of consumer electronics, makes TVs, home theater systems, refrigerators, ACs, and microwave ovens. Spark's surround-sound system, Quadro, was a market leader a few years ago, before the market for large sound systems began to shrink. Despite its dip in market share and minimal profitability, Spark continues to produce Quadro. Spark offers Quadro for a highly discounted price when customers purchase its high-end LCD, LED, plasma, and 3D TV sets. Although the customers would not purchase Quadro as a standalone product at the same price, the combined offer increases the sales of both Quadro, and the other TV sets. In this scenario, Quadro is a _____.

Kreme, a biscuit manufacturer, offers retailers a 20% discount on its latest product, Coco-Bite. The discount offer comes with a rider that retailers have to feature the product in their promotional material. Kreme is offering a(n) _____ to its retailers.