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2007 Ohio State Agricultural Sales Test



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

 1. 

Which of the following is the most important skill when dealing face ot face with a customer?
a.
dress
d.
previous purchase
b.
listening skills
e.
All of these are correct
c.
socio-economic status
 

 2. 

An upset customer comes into your store upset about the quality of your products. What response is your customer looking for from you?
a.
to be taken seriously
b.
to be respected
c.
to get immediate action
d.
to clear up the problem to never happen again
e.
All of these are correct
 

 3. 

A feature-benefit sales presentation is based on _________?
a.
customer credit rating
b.
high margin products
c.
needs and wants of a customer
d.
None of these are correct
e.
All of these are correct
 

 4. 

Which of the following is a form of nonverbal communication?
a.
eye contact
d.
movement
b.
posture
e.
All of these are correct
c.
gesture
 

 5. 

Which of the following words can start an open- ended question?
a.
who
d.
when
b.
where
e.
All of these are correct
c.
why
 

 6. 

After you satisfy all objections during the closing process you should:
a.
builod rapport
d.
ask for the sale
b.
meet objections
e.
None of these are correct
c.
ask open ended questions
 

 7. 

When preparing to meet your customer, which of the following are important:
a.
wear appropriate clothing
b.
know the prices of the product
c.
show a positive caring respectful attitude
d.
be prepared
e.
All of these are correct
 

 8. 

Which of these is a quality of good advertising?
a.
it must grab people’s attention
b.
it should be easy to read and visually pleasing
c.
it should create a desire to buy
d.
All of these are correct
e.
only it must grab people’s attention AND it should be easy to read and visually pleasing
 

 9. 

When your customers make objections, you shoud:
a.
listen carefully
b.
show concern
c.
respect their opinion
d.
All of these are correct
e.
both listen carefully AND respect their opinion
 

 10. 

A point of purchase (P.O.P) ad might be found ________.
a.
on a billboard
d.
in the supermarket
b.
in a magazine
e.
None of these are correct
c.
in the newspaper
 

 11. 

Some of the common personality characteristics found in successful sales people are:
a.
ambitious
d.
domineering
b.
strong and forceful
e.
None of these are correct
c.
easily frustrated
 

 12. 

Agricultural products that you can see, feel, smell, or touch are known as ______ products.
a.
intangible
d.
reciprocity
b.
transactional
e.
no correct choice is listed
c.
tangible
 

 13. 

A measure used when selling advertisng space in a printed media is known as a ______.
a.
square inch
d.
line of type
b.
fraction of a page
e.
square centimeter
c.
column inch
 

 14. 

As with all advertising, color plays a vital role in point- of- sale. Which color listed below is known as attention- getting and will catch the eye?
a.
blue
b.
green
c.
orange
d.
red
e.
black
 

 15. 

When a salesperson calls on a customer without an appointment or customer knowledge we call it _______.
a.
lead calling.
d.
informational calling.
b.
cool calling.
e.
None of these are correct choices
c.
cold calling.
 

 16. 

When setting up a display, color plays a vital role in point- of- sale. In the fall advertising season the color that sets a mood or theme is ______.
a.
black
b.
green
c.
orange
d.
red
e.
blue
 

 17. 

Which one of the below statements is an appropriate way to handle customer objections?
a.
talk about something else to get their mind off the objection
b.
listen carefully
c.
ignore the objection
d.
restate the options and accessories of the product or services
e.
None of these statements are appropriate
 

 18. 

Your boss has assigned you the task of setting a display along a store aisle.. Where would you set the display?
a.
a position half way down the aisle
b.
a top shelf anywhere along the aisle
c.
the end of the aisle
d.
a bottom shelf anywhere along the aisle
e.
None of these are correct choices
 

 19. 

Which statement below is NOT one of the skills a successful salesperson possesses?
a.
determine customer’s needs
b.
provides product options to fill customer needs
c.
claim to know all the answers ot complex problems
d.
helps the customer make a good decision
e.
make customers feel good about themselves
 

 20. 

The first step to take when presenting a product is ______.
a.
build desire for the product.
b.
develop the customer’s attention
c.
get the customer’s attention.
d.
tell the customer to buy the product.
e.
None of these are correct statements
 

 21. 

If theoriginal retail selling price was $10.95 and the final selling price is $6.95, what would be the markdown?
a.
$3.00
d.
$4.05
b.
$3.95
e.
no correct answer is listed
c.
$4.00
 

 22. 

Paint costs $2.80 per quart at the local hardware store. If your county sales tax is 7% and you purchased three quarts of paint, what would your total sales tax be for the three quarts?
a.
20 cents
b.
40 cents
c.
59 cents
d.
80 cents
e.
$5.88
 

 23. 

You just purchased five bags of 19-19-19 fertilizer for $12.00/bag. The store owner gave your farm a 9% cash discount for paying cash at the time of purchase and not charging the fertilizer to your farm account. How much cash did you give the store owner for the sale?
a.
$54.00
b.
$54.60
c.
$56.40
d.
$58.50
e.
$59.10
 

 24. 

You are tax exempt and want to mulch your new organic garden in April. The local store is chargig $5.00/ bag of orgnic mulch containing 3 cubic feet of premium mulch. After measuring the flower beds you determine that 12 bags of mulch are needed for the project. How much will the organic mulch cost you for this project?
a.
$36
b.
$48
c.
$60
d.
$180
e.
$720
 

 25. 

You just started your summer job and are currently working 30 hours per week and are getting paid $8.00 per hour for your labor. Your total taxes deducted from teh check for city, state and federal tax is 18%. What is your net check for the 30 hours worked last week?
a.
$234.60
b.
$300.00
c.
$196.80
d.
$283.20
e.
$235.68
 



 
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