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Chapter 03
Buying Behavior and the Buying Process
True / False Questions
End-user buying situations exclude the purchase of capital equipment
3 and services.
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True False
From a salesperson’s point of view, the initial steps in the buying process
8 are critical in straight rebuy situations.
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True False
11 Gatekeepers are usually the ones who start the buying process.
. True False
“Always a share” is a strategy for risk reduction employed by buying
16 centers.
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True False
Multiple Choice Questions
A. reseller.
B. original equipment manufacturer.
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C. “out” supplier.
D. end user.
E. acquisition expert.
Which of the following is usually considered a major financial commitment
for manufacturers?
A. Maintenance supplies
B. Services
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. C. Replacement parts
D. Repair and overhaul supplies
E. Capital equipment items
Clara is the head of the sales department of a firm. She wants to know
the volume of sales generated by her sales department and how quickly
the firm’s products are sold in the regional market. In this case, Clara is
most likely calculating the:
A. buyer’s profit.
3 B. durability of the products.
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C. turnover of the products.
D. depreciation of the products.
E. quality of the products.
B. the marginal turnover rate and the expected delivery time.
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. C. how to address servicing requirements and the cost of repairs.
D. the need for MRO services and supplies.
E. the derived demand for the products.
A. advertising in TheNewYorkTimes.
B. effective internal controls designed to maximize just-in-time delivery of requests for proposals.
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. C. an advanced knowledge of 80-20 ordering procedures.
D. a thorough knowledge of their unique procurement procedures and rules.
E. active listening centered on gatekeepers’ internal satisfaction requirements.
Which of the following types of purchase situations requires a longer time
compared with others to arrive at a purchase decision in an
organizational buying decision process?
A. A new-task situation
B. A straight rebuy situation
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C. A customized rebuy situation
D. A modified rebuy situation
E. A computerized purchase situation
B. the competitive advantage offered by other sellers.
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. C. economies of scale in production.
D. just-in-time (JIT) inventory control.
E. direct demand.
Weston makes uniforms and overalls for employees in any industry
where there is a risk of fire injury. It uses fabric from Indie Fabric Co. for
all of the uniforms it manufactures. If there is a decrease in the demand
for products in the chemical industry, then there will be a decrease in
employment in that industry. This will lead to a decrease in the demand
for Weston’s uniforms. Since fewer uniforms will be needed, the sales for
Indie Fabric will decrease. This is an example of:
A. derived demand.
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B. a competitive advantage for the seller.
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C. economies of scale in marketing.
D. just-in-time (JIT) inventory control.
E. a direct demand.
C. economies of scale in marketing.
D. just-in-time (JIT) inventory control.
E. a direct demand.
A. Preparation of a presentation
4 B. Evaluation of alternatives
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C. Development of specifications
D. Recognition of a need
E. Evaluation of the result of sales calls
Alia is the logistics manager of a firm. She has recognized that her firm’s
poor performance is because of the faulty supply chain management
software that the firm is currently using. According to the organizational
4 buying process, which of the following should Alia do next?
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A. Alia should search for qualified suppliers of a management software.
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B. Alia should define the type of management software needed.
C. Alia should evaluate proposals from different software firms.
D. Alia should immediately place an order for any new management software available in the market.
E. Alia should develop detailed specifications for a new management software.
B. receipt of the product.
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. C. analysis of the vendor.
D. evaluation of product performance.
E. placement of the order.
D. the receipt of an order.
E. the recognition of a need or problem.
Neil wants to buy raw materials for his automobile firm. After identifying
the type of raw materials needed and their specifications, he compiles a
list of new vendors. During the buying process, he becomes more
involved with a specific vendor and focuses his attention more on buying
from that vendor than from other vendors. This is an example of:
A. a straight rebuy.
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B. collusion.
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D. browbeating.
E. a creeping commitment.
B. straight rebuy
C. derived-demand
D. value-added
E. modified rebuy
Kevin works for Irish Pub Company, a design and construction outfit that
sells completely finished, made-in-Ireland pubs—with everything from
beer taps to mosaic floors to decorative pieces like antique whiskey
bottles—to American entrepreneurs. Kevin is trying to sell the Irish pub
concept to a retired New York City business executive who wants to run
his own business, but he is not an experienced pub owner and is
reluctant to invest $300,000 in the project. Kevin should consider this a
4 _____ buying situation.
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. A. new-task
B. straight rebuy
C. derived-demand
D. value-added
E. modified rebuy
B. A straight rebuy situation
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. C. A modified rebuy situation
D. A first-time purchase situation
E. A customized rebuy situation
A. derived demand
B. just-in-time delivery
C. modified rebuy
D. straight rebuy
E. new-task
B. purchasing a new computerized inventory system.
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. C. ordering glass sheets from its usual supplier.
D. restocking the glue needed to make tanks leak-proof.
E. buying cleaning supplies listed by the maintenance staff.
5 A salesperson for the Big Apple Sign Corporation was trying to get the
0 owner of a hardware store to buy a new kind of advertising tool called
. floor graphics—an opaque vinyl film that applies directly to the floor, is
easy to remove, and can be used to promote in-store specials. Since the
store owner has purchased advertising before—just not this particular
kind of advertising tool—this is an example of a _____ situation.
A. derived rebuy
B. straight rebuy
C. derived-demand
D. value-added
E. modified rebuy
5 B. The supervisor should place an order for an alternative software.
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C. The supervisor should evaluate the performance of the existing software.
D. The supervisor should immediately buy a new machine.
E. The supervisor should identify and define the type of update needed.
A. technical influencer.
5 B. economic influencer.
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C. coach.
D. user.
E. purchasing agent.
5 A. economic influencer.
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B. buyer.
C. user.
D. technical influencer.
E. gatekeeper.
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B. influencer.
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C. judge.
D. user.
E. demand deriver.
_____ control the flow of information and limit the alternatives considered
in the organizational buying decision process.
5 A. Deciders
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B. Influencers
C. Buyers
D. Users
E. Gatekeepers
B. formal and informal.
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C. verbal and nonverbal.
D. external and internal.
E. behavioral and attitudinal.
Ruth markets rock concerts. She is looking for a company that will handle
all of the various mailing needed to promote the purchase of concert
5 tickets. She wants to use Graham Mail House because she is a good
7 friend of the mailing house’s operations manager, but others involved in
. the decision making want to take bids from other mailing houses. In this
example, Ruth is expressing a(n) _____ need in the buying process.
A. emotional
B. formal
C. external
D. impersonal
E. rational
B. a product with a higher initial cost will have lower overall costs.
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. C. operational costs do not change over the lifetime of capital equipment.
D. a product in the introductory stage of its life cycle will have more problems than one in a later stage.
E. operational costs actually decrease over the lifetime of capital equipment due to increased familiarity.
B. $110,000 and $120,000, respectively.
C. $75,000 and $70,000, respectively.
D. $88,000 and $98,000, respectively.
E. $118,000 and $110,000, respectively.
B. Members of the purchasing department
C. Technical experts from the production department
D. Technical experts from the quality control department
E. All of these
A. Trade publications
B. Colleagues
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. C. Outside consultants
D. Review sites on the Internet
E. Sales literature
LifeStream Industries has used BrightLight light bulbs for years. When it
needs new light bulbs, it uses a straight rebuy. The distributor of
Tungsram LED light bulbs would like an opportunity to get his product
considered by LifeStream. A(n) _____ would be particularly useful for
Tungsram, the out-supplier.
6 A. JIT analysis
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B. organizational audit
C. environmental assessment
D. value analysis
E. multiattribute model
To reduce the uncertainty and risk involved in buying raw materials from
multiple vendors, Miguel always buys the raw materials for his firm from a
preferred vendor. From the perspective of an out-supplier, Miguel’s
account would be treated as:
6 B. a contra account.
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C. an uncollectible account.
D. an “always a share” account.
E. a “lost for good” account.
The need for risk reduction is one of the factors affecting an individual
making an organizational buying decision. What can a salesperson do to
help reduce the risk?
6 A. Turn a straight rebuy situation into a modified rebuy situation
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B. Provide the buyer with product information from independent sources not connected with the company for w
C. Send the buyer the complete portfolio of all collateral sales materials and follow it up with a phone call
D. Make the buyer understand that every buy should be a new-task buy situation
E. Persuade the buyer to not perform vendor analysis
Foster has decided to buy all his maintenance, repair, and overhaul
(MRO) supplies from Alexia’s Supply House. For competitors, Foster’s
account is:
A. always a share.
B. JIT.
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C. a modified rebuy.
D. lost for good.
E. a tying agreement.
Vincent has been purchasing goods for his firm from a single supplier for
many years. On every purchase, the supplier gives him reasonable
6 discounts. Even though other vendors sell the same goods at lower rates,
6 Vincent states that he has never considered an alternate supplier
. because the quality of goods provided by his existing supplier has always
been exceptional. This is an example of:
A. collusion.
B. insider selling.
C. a spiff.
D. reseller price maintenance.
E. vendor loyalty.
Jackson likes his major parts supplier for his automobile repair business
but always buys some of the parts from another competitor. Jackson is
using a(n) _____ strategy.
A. value loyalty
B. always a share
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C. supplier devotion
D. straight rebuy
E. tying agreement
B. replacing just-in-time inventory control with a more practical technique.
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C. using less global sourcing to reduce transportation costs.
D. using reduced value analysis.
E. all of these.
Ryan wants a vendor who will provide ingredients for his restaurant each
day according to the number of reservations he has for that evening.
Ryan is looking for a vendor who will provide:
A. collusion pricing.
B. just-in-time inventory control.
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C. material requirements planning.
D. a tying agreement.
E. none of these.
Mike’s Autos uses a supply chain management system to schedule the
delivery of auto parts to arrive at its plants exactly thirty minutes before
the parts are to be used in the assembly process. The company uses
a(n) _____ system.
A. efficient consumer response
7 B. total quality management
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C. just-in-time inventory control
D. zero-defect management
E. material requirements planning
B. The ability to be flexible
C. Product quality
D. Size of operation
E. Lowest overall cost
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B. total quality management
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C. marketing information
D. zero-defect management
E. material requirements planning
C. a spreadsheet program
D. electronic data interchange
E. database marketing
B. It is an inventory system where retailers rather than distributors manage inventory levels for customers.
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. C. It allows suppliers to handle inventory in industrial settings.
D. It is the least used type of consumer response system.
E. It is a digital collateral management system used by salespeople to generate sales for a firm’s products.
B. tying agreement
C. reciprocal
D. automatic replenishment (AR)
E. life-cycle costing
B. value analysis.
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. C. total quality management.
D. vendor analysis.
E. life-cycle costing.
C. Decreasing the price of the product
D. Adding a new dimension to the product
E. Increasing the performance rating of the product
When firms want to influence the perceived value of one of its products
among customers, which of the following strategies is typically used as a
last resort?
B. Decreasing the rating for a competitive product
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C. Adding a new dimension to the product
D. Increasing the performance of the product
E. Decreasing the price of the product
B. Total quality management
C. Just-in-time inventory control
D. Supplier relationship management
E. Efficient consumer response system
A. conducting a life-cycle costing of all the capital equipment used by his business.
8 B. determining the competition for his business’s vendors in the market.
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C. determining the benchmarking standards of his business against other businesses in the market.
D. calculating how much amount is spent with each vendor and for which products.
E. conducting a bottom-up forecasting of his business’s products.
Short Answer Questions
Essay Questions
How does the organizational buying process differ from the consumer
buying process?
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Discuss the economic and quality criteria that may influence buying
decisions.
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Chapter 03 Buying Behavior and the Buying Process Answer Key
True / False Questions