A service is any act, performance or __________ that one party can offer to another and that is essentially __________ and does not result in the __________ of anything.
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experience; tangible; production
product; tangible; ownership
product; intangible; ownership
experience; intangible; ownership
thing; of value; transfer
Question 2
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Characteristics of a service that consumers find hard to evaluate even after purchase and consumption are called:
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credence qualities
variable qualities
search qualities
intangible qualities
experience qualities
Question 3
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Which of the following CANNOT be classified as a consumer service?
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Architecture
Football match
Restaurant
Telecommunications
Airline
Question 4
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Which of the following types of value is NOT provided by services?
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Experiential
Problem generating
Form
Time
Place
Question 5
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Which of the following services could be said to be the most intangible?
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Airline
Hotel
Taxi firm
Fast food outlet
Consultancy firm
Question 6
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Soft drinks would be considered as __________ while a lawyer’s advice would be considered __________.
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intangible dominant; balanced
balanced; intangible dominant
tangible dominant; intangible dominant
balanced; tangible dominant
tangible dominant; balanced
Question 7
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Activities or amenities that enhance the use of the core offering are called:
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accessory products
supplementary service elements
supplementary product elements
extended product concepts
Question 8
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Which of the following could a retailer of flat screen televisions offer as supplementary services?
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After-sales service
In-home consultation
Financing
All of the choices
Question 9
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In a service encounter, customers obtain value from __________ without any __________.
Answer
economic activities; tangible elements
monetary exchanges; transfer of ownership
utility functions; transfer of results
utility exchanges; allocation of ownership
value-creating elements; transfer of ownership
Question 10
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four generic differences between goods and services?