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BeanBarn serves price-sensitive customers while using retained profit; the case evidence includes break-even output of ?2,227, sales of 442 units, and a 30% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain promotional methods likely to be used by a given business, including advertising, PR, sales promotion, sponsorship and social media?
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Topic
The elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place
Question
- A. Use sales promotion, sponsorship, advertising, promotion to judge customer retention, employees impact, and the business objective in Promotion.
- B. Give only a definition of The elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat cash flow and profit as identical and ignore the effect on employees.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use sales promotion, sponsorship, advertising, promotion to judge customer retention, employees impact, and the business objective in Promotion.
Explanation
This answer fits the scenario because Use sales promotion, sponsorship, advertising, promotion to judge customer retention, employees impact, and the business objective in Promotion. The case evidence gives ?3,727, 442 units, and 30%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse cash flow and profit, miss the employees, or ignore the business objective.
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