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Marketing, Sales, and Service Education and Qualifications — Unit test Answers

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Which tasks are typical for someone working in Buying and Merchandising? Select all that apply.analyzing a product’s supply chainsetting up products on shelves, displays, and storage areashiring, training, and supervising workersanalyzing customers’ needs and problems, and identifying solutionsarranging news media interviewspacking products for customers to take outwriting press releases and delivering speeches to groups of people

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analyzing a product’s supply chain
B
setting up products on shelves, displays, and storage areas
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hiring, training, and supervising workers
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analyzing customers’ needs and problems, and identifying solutions
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arranging news media interviews
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packing products for customers to take out
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writing press releases and delivering speeches to groups of people
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Imogene is researching careers in Marketing, Sales, and Service. She decides that she wants to go into Distribution and Logistics, because she likes the idea of analyzing markets to see the selling potential of a product. She also thinks it sounds fun to interview people and even to create surveys to gauge their interest in a product. Where is Imogene wrong about her future career?

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She should go into Marketing Communications and Promotion.
B
She should go into Marketing Information Management and Research.
C
Workers who create surveys do not interview people, so she will have to choose between these jobs.
D
Distribution and Logistics is not in the Marketing, Sales, and Service Career Cluster.
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Amy-Jo works for herself selling weight-loss products door to door. This is

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not typical, because most door-to-door salespeople work for companies.
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not typical, because products are rarely sold door to door.
C
typical, because most door-to-door salespeople are self-employed.
D
typical, because most weight-loss products are sold door to door.
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Which qualifications are typical for someone working in E-Marketing?

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good teamwork skills, knowledge of search engines and social media
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math skills for calculating prices, good teamwork and physical stamina
C
pleasant attitude, critical thinking skills for designing surveys, social awareness
D
creative, persuasive, good social skills when dealing with news media contacts
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Which career pathway requires that employees have stamina, stress-management skills, confidence, persuasiveness, and specialized knowledge about a product or service?

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Professional Sales and Marketing
B
Marketing Information Management and Research
C
Marketing Communications and Promotion
D
Buying and Merchandising
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This table summarizes the education of four applicants. A larger company is hiring for three positions: a Survey Researcher, a Logistician, and an Advertising Sales Agent. Summary of Degrees for Applicants Applying for Marketing, Sales, and Service CareersApplicant Degrees Earned Applicant 1 High school diploma, associate’s degree Applicant 2 High school diploma, bachelor's degree, master's degree Applicant 3 High school diploma Applicant 4 High school diploma, bachelor's degree Which applicants would be best qualified for the jobs based on educational level?

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Applicant 2 could be the Advertising Sales Agent, Applicant 3 could be the Survey Researcher, and Applicant 4 could be the Logistician.
B
Applicant 1 could be the Logistician, Applicant 2 could be the Survey Researcher, and Applicant 4 could be the Advertising Sales Agent.
C
Applicant 1 could be the Advertising Sales Agent, Applicant 2 could be the Survey Researcher, and Applicant 4 could be the Logistician.
D
Applicant 2 could be the Logistician, Applicant 3 could be the Advertising Sales Agent, and Applicant 4 could be the Survey Researcher.
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This chart represents different workplaces. Circles A, B, and C are particular to certain career pathways and D represents a typical workplace for all three pathways.Which best completes Circles A, B, C, and D?

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Logistics and Distribution is the career of Circle A, M arketing Information Management is the career of Circle B, Marketing Communications is the career of Circle C, and Circle D is "an office".
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Logistics and Distribution is the career of Circle A, Buying and Merchandising is the career of Circle B, Professional Sales is the career of Circle C, and Circle D is "an office."
C
Buying and Merchandising is the career of Circle A, Marketing Communications is the career of Circle B, Professional Sales is the career of Circle C, and Circle D is "work in a restaurant."
D
Buying and Merchandising is the career of Circle A, Entrepreneurship is the career of Circle B, Logistics and Distribution is the career of Circle C, and Circle D is "work in a restaurant".
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Monroe just left his first job in the Marketing, Sales, and Service career pathway, where he was self-employed at his first job. His new job is working in Logistics and Distribution. Which most likely explains Monroe’s career history?

A
Monroe worked in Marketing Communications and Promotions in his first job, and now works for a private company.
B
Monroe worked in Buying and Merchandising in his first job, and now works for the government.
C
Monroe worked in Professional Sales and Marketing in his first job, and is still self-employed.
D
Monroe worked in Marketing Research in his first job, and now works for a non-profit organization.
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This table shows the descriptions of careers of three individuals.Individual Career Descriptions Derek Drives a mobile running store in a van that sells racing gear to runners at running events, such as marathons Taylor Stands by the entrance and exit of a retail shoe store and collects money for the merchandise that customers are buying Rashida Oversees that the aquariums for a fish tank store are made, stored, and transported according to schedule Which best describes the career each individual has?

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Derek is a Driver/Sales Worker, Taylor is a Customer Service Representative, and Rashida is a Supply Chain Manager.
B
Derek is an Entrepreneur, Taylor is a Cashier, and Rashida is a Survey Researcher.
C
Derek is an Entrepreneur, Taylor is a Customer Service Representative, and Rashida is a Survey Researcher.
D
Derek is a Driver/Sales Worker, Taylor is a Cashier, and Rashida is a Supply Chain Manager.
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Which two pathways most involve being able to handle rejection?

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Buying and Merchandising, and Distribution and Logistics
B
Professional Sales and Marketing, and Buying and Merchandising
C
Distribution and Logistics, and Marketing Communications and Promotions
D
Professional Sales and Marketing, and Marketing Communications and Promotions
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Which choice includes all the types of employers that exist in the Marketing, Sales, and Service career cluster?

A
private companies, the government, self-employers, and organizations
B
private companies
C
private companies and self-employers
D
the government, self-employers, and organizations
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Which best describes the future growth potential of the Marketing, Sales, and Service career cluster?

A
Growth is expected to decline.
B
Growth is expected to grow less quickly than average.
C
Growth is expected to be about average.
D
Growth is expected to grow much more quickly than average.

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