________ is the period during which a customer interacts in any way with a service provider.

A. Time of service
B. Service encounter
C. Moment of truth
D. Service quality
E. Service period


Answer: B

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A) a buyer's market in which supply exceeds demand B) a market in which there are more sellers than buyers C) a seller's market in which demand is greater than supply D) a market that sells only intangible products E) no market

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The following information regarding fixed production costs from a manufacturing firm is available for the current year: Fixed costs in the beginning inventory $ 16,000 Fixed costs incurred this period 100,000 Which of the following statements is not true?

a. The maximum amount of fixed production costs that this firm could deduct using absorption costs in the current year is $116,000. b. The maximum difference between this firm's the current year income based on absorption costing and its income based on variable costing is $16,000. c. Using variable costing, this firm will deduct no more than $16,000 for fixed production costs. d. If this firm produced substantially more units than it sold in the current year, variable costing will probably yield a lower income than absorption costing.

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The telephone system in Argentina is antiquated and is just starting to work properly after years of neglect by the government. What does this tell a marketer about Argentina, and why would a marketer need to know this?

What will be an ideal response?

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In the Sago mine tragedy, a serious inaccuracy that 12 trapped miners were still alive was widely publicized. Which of the following is the LEAST LIKELY reason for this miscommunication?

a. Reporters and editors got carried away by what seemed to be miraculous news that miners were alive when a survivor was found. b. Mine rescuers were wearing full-face oxygen masks when they used radios to report their findings. c. Mine officials met with the distraught families and decided to slowly reveal the devastating news. d. Newspapers, faced with deadline pressure, did not confirm the news before printing it.

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