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1) Which act makes it illegal for American executives to bribe foreigners to gain business?
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A) Lanham Act z
B) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act z z z
C) Patriot Act z
D) Robinson-
Patman Act Answer: B z z z
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LO: 2.1: Ethical business is good business. AACSB:
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2) Rules of conduct that guide actions in the marketplace are called
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B) social responsibility z
C) business ethics z
D) social awareness z z
Answer: C z
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3) The importance people attach to worldly possessions is called
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B) materialism
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D) wants A z
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4) Though the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) outlaws br
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ibery in business practices, it is still common in
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A) Japan
B) Mexico
C) Germany
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Answer: D z
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5) The U.S. government is trying to encourage businesses and consumers to select green cleaning pro
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ducts, which of the following are examples of company's pursuing such products?
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A) Arm & Hammer z z
B) Unilever
C) Nestle
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Answer: D z
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6) Business ethics are rules of conduct published by the Better Business Bureau that guide act
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ions in the marketplace.
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7) Products meet existing needs, and marketing activities only help to communicate their av
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ailability.
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8) Advertising is a service for which consumers are willing to pay because the information it pro
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vides reduces their search time.
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9) What is the role of a product and how does it relate to marketing activities?
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Answer: Products meet existing needs, and marketing activities only help to communicate their ava
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ilability. The economics of information perspective regards advertising as an important source of c
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onsumer information learning. This view emphasizes the economic cost of the time we spend to sea
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rch for products. Accordingly, advertising is a service for which consumers are willing to pay becau
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se the information it provides reduces their search time.
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10) If you are unhappy with a product or service, what are your three possible courses of action? Ans
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wer: You may use a voice response, private response, or third-
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party response. The voice response is the best for the marketer because it enables a correction to the
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problem.
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11) Explain why advertising is necessary. z z z z
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12) When consumers are unhappy with a product, they boycott the product and/or store and ex
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press dissatisfaction to friends. This is called a
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A) private
B) third-party
C) voice
D) public A z
nswer: A D z z
iff: 1 z
LO: 2.2: Marketers have an obligation to provide safe and functional products as part of their busine
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ss activities.
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13) When consumers are unhappy with a product, they may file a complaint in the form of legal acti
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on, Better Business Bureau complaint, or publishing a negative review. This is called a
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response.
A) private
B) third-party
C) voice
D) complaint
Answer: B
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ss activities.
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