PKSC 1020 TEST 3 EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Liquid fillers - ANS constant level and constant volume
constant level - ANS for more inexpensive products; used for transparent packages; higher
probability of giveaway
constant volume - ANS more expensive products; used for opaque packages; less giveaway
accuracy - ANS the cost of giveaway vs cost of more accurate filler
vacuum fill - ANS seal package to filler, start the vacuum which pulls the product into
package; used for thicker products
gravity fill - ANS slower than vacuum, used for products that foam a little
pressure and vacuum fill - ANS used for thick and *foamy* products
piston filler - ANS used for thick, paste products and liquids, like glue
dry product filling - ANS volume, weight, number count
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, net weight filler - ANS weighs products only
gross weight fillers - ANS includes weight of package and product; faster but also has more
chance of giveaway; set scale for heaviest possible package weight so you never sell
underweight
packaging machinery - ANS uses packages but does not make them; includes code marking
but does not include printing in general
converting - ANS makes the packages, so converting operations are not considered part of
packaging materials
package design technical and physical requirements - ANS containment, protection,
preservation, transportation, distribution
graphic design - ANS demographics and psychographics
demographics - ANS numerical data from the census (gender, occupation, education level,
family size)
psychographics - ANS imprecise; study of how groups of people are motivated/behaved
(stereotyping and assumptions)
consumer information - ANS relationship between the consumer and how they view the
product (preferred purchase unit, impulse item, seasonal purchase)
competitive information - ANS what competition your product will encounter (marketing
departments)
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Liquid fillers - ANS constant level and constant volume
constant level - ANS for more inexpensive products; used for transparent packages; higher
probability of giveaway
constant volume - ANS more expensive products; used for opaque packages; less giveaway
accuracy - ANS the cost of giveaway vs cost of more accurate filler
vacuum fill - ANS seal package to filler, start the vacuum which pulls the product into
package; used for thicker products
gravity fill - ANS slower than vacuum, used for products that foam a little
pressure and vacuum fill - ANS used for thick and *foamy* products
piston filler - ANS used for thick, paste products and liquids, like glue
dry product filling - ANS volume, weight, number count
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, net weight filler - ANS weighs products only
gross weight fillers - ANS includes weight of package and product; faster but also has more
chance of giveaway; set scale for heaviest possible package weight so you never sell
underweight
packaging machinery - ANS uses packages but does not make them; includes code marking
but does not include printing in general
converting - ANS makes the packages, so converting operations are not considered part of
packaging materials
package design technical and physical requirements - ANS containment, protection,
preservation, transportation, distribution
graphic design - ANS demographics and psychographics
demographics - ANS numerical data from the census (gender, occupation, education level,
family size)
psychographics - ANS imprecise; study of how groups of people are motivated/behaved
(stereotyping and assumptions)
consumer information - ANS relationship between the consumer and how they view the
product (preferred purchase unit, impulse item, seasonal purchase)
competitive information - ANS what competition your product will encounter (marketing
departments)
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