The Marketing Emphasis of a Company Pursuing a Broad Differentiation

question 11

Multiple Choice

The marketing emphasis of a company pursuing a broad differentiation strategy usually is to

• A) underprice rival brands with comparable features.
• B) tout differentiating features and charge a premium price that more than covers the extra costs of differentiating features.
• C) out-advertise rivals and make frequent use of discount coupons.
• D) emphasize selling direct to end-users and promoting personalized customer service.
• E) communicate the product's ability to serve the customer's every need.

Calculate cost formula per unit and per activity measure from given data.

Apply the concepts of budgeting and variance analysis to different types of costs (variable, fixed) and activities (jobs, meals, flights, etc.).

Analyze the impact of changes in activity levels on budgeted and actual costs.

Determine the budgeted and actual cost given a cost formula and activity data.

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