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BrightBake serves premium buyers while launching a product; the case evidence includes labour productivity of ?2,085, sales of 520 units, and a 32% 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 gross profit margin, suppliers 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 gross and net profit as identical and ignore the effect on suppliers.
- 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 gross profit margin, suppliers impact, and the business objective in Promotion.
Explanation
This is the best-supported choice because Use sales promotion, sponsorship, advertising, promotion to judge gross profit margin, suppliers impact, and the business objective in Promotion. The case evidence gives ?3,585, 520 units, and 32%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse gross and net profit, miss the suppliers, or ignore the business objective.
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