8 Assignments Int Marketing

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6) What are the common methods of payments in international trade? 1 point
a. Paytm wallet
b. Credit card payment
c. Cash on delivery
d. None of these

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d. None of these
7) Which of the following are the types of a letter of credit? 1 point
a. Revocable, irrevocable, confired

b. Revocable, irrevocable, confirmed
c. Revocable, refuted, remorse
d. Irrevocable, margin, suitable

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b. Revocable, irrevocable, confirmed
8) Who is the father of modern marketing? 1 point
a. Abraham Maslow
b. Lester Wunderman
c. Philip Kotler
d. None of these

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c. Philip Kotler
9) Marketing is a process which aims at ____. 1 point
a. Maximum product at minimum cost

b. Satisfaction of the customer needs
c. Maximization of the sales revenue
d. Mass production

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b. Satisfaction of the customer needs
10) A key term in the definition of the marketing is _______. 1 point
a. Activity
b. Sales
c. Value
d. Products

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c. Value
11) Latin maxim says “Nemo Dat Quad Non Habet”. It signifies that______. 1 point
a. No one can beat power of a strong habit

b. No one can give what he doesn’t have
c. One can give what he does not have
d. All the contracts are renewable and refutable

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b. No one can give what he doesn’t have
12) What is Marine cargo insurance? 1 point
a. Insurance of living beings in the ocean

b. An insurance that covers loss or damage in transit by Ocean freight
c. An insurance of ships running in see
d. All of these
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International Marketing
Assignment- Week- 6
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ

Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
MCQ/MSQ Question
QUESTION 1:
The roadblocks for a company to entering in the European market are:
a. Cultural difference between US and Europe

b. Heavy politics in Europe
c. Strict safety requirements of the European Union
d. European market is very diverse, each country need its own strategy
Correct answer: c, Strict safety requirements of the European Union
QUESTION 2:
The roadblocks to operations/entry in Japanese for medical devices are for any company could be:
a. Regulatory clearances & Licenses for Import

b. Recruitment process – search cost, notice period with previous employer
c. Availability of Training slots at HQ
d. All the these
Correct answer: d, All of these
QUESTION 3:
……………….. plays crucial role in acquiring a washer disinfector in Europe?
a. Investment banks
b. Law firms
c. Both investment banks and law firms
d. General public
Correct answer: c, Both investment banks and law firms

QUESTION 4:
To enter the European market, what options can ABC Inc have?
a. Green field entry

b. Export form US to Europe
c. Acquisition of some washer disinfector in Europe
d. All the these
QUESTION 5:
The roadblocks for acquiring a firm in Europe by ABC could be:
a. Need shareholders’ approval

b. Public may protest against acquisition of European firm by a US company
c. Acquisition may result conflict of interest
d. All of these
Correct answer: a, Need shareholders’ approval
QUESTION 6:
What are the characteristics of a harmonised commodity and coding system?
a. Various items manufactured by different country-based manufacturers’ need

to be ‘shoe horned’ into some kind of category, which gives it essential
character.
b. A six-digit code developed by World Customs Organization (WCO)
c. WCO came into force on Jan 1, 1989
d. All of these
QUESTION 7:
1. The gross margin of ABC Inc after paying the cut of Japanese dealer company are……….
a. 1 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 65 percent
d. 7 percent
Correct answer: b, 10 percent

QUESTION 8:
2. What problem ABC Inc is facing?

a. Very loss gross margin
b. High taxes paid to the government
c. Very low sales figure
d. All the these
Correct answer: a, Very loss gross margin
QUESTION 9:
The most crucial point to be kept in mind while solving the problem of ABC Inc is:
a. Transition and knocking down the high cut taking dealers

b. Transition without loss of business
c. Transition without being caught by regulatory authorities
d. All the above
Correct answer: b, Transition without loss of business
QUESTION 10:
The prospective solution to the problem of ABC Inc. might be:
a. Switching to the distributor model

b. Tax evasion
c. Switching to the direct model
d. Make product that are not environment friendly but are high margin
Correct answer: c, Switching to the direct model

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About b. Company senior officials’ decision

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2) Recently Twitter is acquired by Elon Musk. Elon is trying to tweak the Twitter rules 1 point
Week 1 ()
and ensure the freedom of speech. But experts worry that Elon have limitations due to various
norms across the countries, due to international or foreign digital legal policies. This is the part of
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firm’s __________ environment.
Week 3 () a. Macro-level
b. Micro-level
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c. Internal environment
Week 5 () d. Collection of payment

Week 6 () Score: 0
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Lecture 30 : 3) What are challenges of ASP while starting its own direct operation in India? 1 point
Learning
Session by a. Need alignments with customers

Practicing
Manager (unit?
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Lecture 31 : e. Keeping large sales team motivated
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4) Hospital acquired infections kills more people than ________ 1 point
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c. User/customer feedback
Lecture 34 :
d. Due diligence by legal & finance team
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6) Who are the internal stakeholders? 1 point
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Week 7 a. Sales, Marketing, Operations

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7) Who are the key stakeholders of customer? 1 point
Week 8 ()
a. Research & development, procurement, user
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Videos () c. Purchase team & users
d. Purchase team
Live
Interactive Score: 0
session () Accepted Answers:
b. Users & key decision makers, bio-medical, purchase team
Transcripts ()
8) What are the common challenges while managing a distribution channel? 1 point
a. Regular update on field activities

b. Price control
c. Customer data
d. Inventory management
e. All of these
Score: 0
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e. All of these
9) What are three layers pricing? 1 point
a. Master dealer pricing, sub-dealer pricing, maximum retail pricing

b. National distributor pricing, regional distributor pricing, bulk customer pricing
c. Institutional pricing, distributor pricing, dealer pricing
d. User/customer feedback

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
a. Master dealer pricing, sub-dealer pricing, maximum retail pricing
10) What are the challenges during first year transition for ASP? 1 point
a. Customer relationships in the period of transition

b. Separation of operations from J&J
c. Leadership transition
d. Challenges with regulatory and compliance
e. Branding issues
f. All the these

Score: 0
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Course Assignment submitted on 2024-02-21, 16:34 IST

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6) What are the common methods of payments in international trade? 1 point

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7) Which of the following are the types of a letter of credit? 1 point

a. Revocable, irrevocable, confired

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8) Who is the father of modern marketing? 1 point

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9) Marketing is a process which aims at ____. 1 point

a. Maximum product at minimum cost

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10) A key term in the definition of the marketing is _______. 1 point

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a. No one can beat power of a strong habit

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12) What is Marine cargo insurance? 1 point

a. Insurance of living beings in the ocean

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Course Assignment submitted on 2024-02-28, 19:37 IST

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TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ

The roadblocks for a company to entering in the European market are:

a. Cultural difference between US and Europe

Correct answer: c, Strict safety requirements of the European Union