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Characteristics of Services

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of services?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Storability
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the inability to touch or hold a service?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Inseparability
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a perishable service?

  1. A haircut
  2. A car wash
  3. A medical checkup
  4. A software update
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the variability of services?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Inseparability
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous service?

  1. A haircut
  2. A car wash
  3. A medical checkup
  4. A software update
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the simultaneous production and consumption of a service?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Inseparability
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of an inseparable service?

  1. A haircut
  2. A car wash
  3. A medical checkup
  4. A software update
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the difficulty in evaluating the quality of a service before it is purchased?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Information asymmetry
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of information asymmetry in services?

  1. A customer not knowing the quality of a haircut before they get it
  2. A customer not knowing the quality of a car wash before they get it
  3. A customer not knowing the quality of a medical checkup before they get it
  4. A customer not knowing the quality of a software update before they install it
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the difficulty in comparing the prices of different services?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Price opacity
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of price opacity in services?

  1. A customer not knowing the price of a haircut before they get it
  2. A customer not knowing the price of a car wash before they get it
  3. A customer not knowing the price of a medical checkup before they get it
  4. A customer not knowing the price of a software update before they install it
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the tendency of services to be consumed by people who are close to the place where they are produced?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Locality
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of locality in services?

  1. People going to a local barber shop for a haircut
  2. People going to a local car wash to get their car washed
  3. People going to a local doctor for a medical checkup
  4. People downloading a software update from the internet
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the tendency of services to be consumed by people who are similar to the people who produce them?

  1. Intangibility
  2. Perishability
  3. Heterogeneity
  4. Homophily
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of homophily in services?

  1. People going to a barber shop that caters to their ethnic group
  2. People going to a car wash that caters to their type of car
  3. People going to a doctor who speaks their language
  4. People downloading a software update that is designed for their operating system
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