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2008 District 7 Agricultural Sales Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Selling skills can be very useful in your_______life.
a.
business
b.
school
c.
extracurricular
d.
personal
 

 2. 

Selling involves ________ others to accept your ideas, advice and leadership.
a.
persuading
b.
leading
c.
converting
d.
helping
 

 3. 

Business in America today are very competitive. In our free enterprise system, there are many business that ______ similar products and services.
a.
provide
b.
sell
c.
demonstrate
d.
market
 

 4. 

Because customers can purchase the same product or service from more than one business it is important that businesses______ courteous friendly, service to customers.
a.
demonstrate
b.
encourage
c.
provide
d.
expect
 

 5. 

Advertising is one of the four major means of...
a.
moving product
c.
sales promotion
b.
sales
d.
motivation
 

 6. 

As a salesperson, you must understand your customer’s ______.
a.
desires and aspirations
c.
wishes
b.
needs and wants
d.
attitudes and motivation
 

 7. 

A customer’s ______ can change quickly.
a.
attitudes
b.
wishes
c.
moods
d.
ideas
 

 8. 

The marketing activity that occurs between and among middlemen is called______.
a.
product-channel movement
c.
promotion
b.
advertising
d.
wholesaling
 

 9. 

Which of the following would be included in the pre-approach of a sales presentation?
a.
Closing the sale
b.
Ordering the product-so it is available for sale
c.
Showing the product
d.
Learning all there is to know about the products you sell
 

 10. 

The purpose of taking a physical inventory is to
a.
Decide how much inventory the store should be purchasing in the future
b.
Determine the exact amount of merchandise the business has on hand
c.
Determine the amount you are going to change for a product
d.
Decide how much of the product you should keep
 

 11. 

A quality customer service provider is a person who:
a.
Accepts responsibility for providing timely customer service in a courteous manner
b.
Understands that the success of an organization depends on good customer service
c.
Learns and practices customer service skills in a positive manner
d.
All of these answers are correct
 

 12. 

Which item is not an intangible item?
a.
Insurance
b.
Advertising
c.
Fertilizer
d.
Credit services
 

 13. 

The proper term for the activities which need to be done in order to sell a product  idea for profit is:
a.
Resume
b.
Promotion
c.
Application
d.
Media
 

 14. 

Which of the following are 5 mental stages a customer goes through in making a buying decision?
a.
Awareness, intention, desire, attitude, and action
b.
Attitude, intention, desire, consumption, and action
c.
Attention, intention, demand, consumption, and action
d.
Attention, interest, desire, conviction, and action
 

 15. 

Which is not a main form of media?
a.
Print media
c.
Broadcast media
b.
Communications media
d.
Visual media
 

 16. 

A letter of inquiry is
a.
Written about a specific job vacancy
b.
Written to inform an employer that you wish to be employed in a position in the business
c.
Written when resigning from a job
d.
Basically a resume
 

 17. 

What is the goal of every sales presentation?
a.
To close
b.
To ask the customer to buy
c.
To leave the presentation satisfied about your performance
d.
To leave the customer thinking about your presentation
 

 18. 

Prestige advertising stresses?
a.
Character
b.
Efficiencies
c.
Happiness
d.
Loyalty
 

 19. 

Which question would you NOT expect during an interview?
a.
What do you know about our company?
b.
Career-wise, where would you like to be in 5 years?
c.
Why are you leaving your present job?
d.
Are you married?
 

 20. 

JDO Coop listed $15,456.00 worth of bird seed to feed wild turkeys in Highland county last month. Since the economy was sagging rare one time discount for cash was offered with a “SPECIAL” 20% cash discount if the JIM-CAROL RANCH agreed to the terms and purchased the entire lot of seed. How much NET CASH did Carol give JDO Coop using the “SPECIALTY” 20% discount on the original list price of the bird seed? ( use the closest figure below)
a.
$1,236.48
b.
$3,091.20
c.
$18,547.20
d.
$12,264.80
 

 21. 

Brand and exclusivity, quality, appearance and product performance are types of:
a.
Non-price competition
b.
Price competition
c.
Product features
d.
Marketplace dominance by one competitor.
 

 22. 

To determine the right price for your company’s product, which do you NOT need to know?
a.
Your competitors’ prices
b.
Your competitors’ costs
c.
Your companys’ costs
d.
Your competitors’ price product performance.
 

 23. 

Selling statements are all of the following except:
a.
Sales pitches to identity your customers needs
b.
Sentences used by salespeople to convince the customer that they need this product.
c.
Customized to match customers’ questions, interests, advantages and benefits describing the product.
d.
Sentences containing features, advantages, and benefits describing the product.
 

 24. 

The first step in the selling process is generally recognized to be:
a.
Prospecting and qualifying
c.
The approach
b.
The pre-approach
d.
Handling customer objections.
 

 25. 

A salesperson should close the sale when the customer:
a.
Gives a buying signal.
b.
Opens the door to the store.
c.
Stops asking questions or stops talking.
d.
Finishes writing the check.
 



 
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