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Z-RiseUP RF Sec. 3
RiseUP Retail Fundamentals 3rd section
Question | Answer |
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What are the 5 categories of customer service? | team, inventory, marketing, technology & tools, and financials |
What are the 5 marketing strategies? | advertising, publicity, personal selling, sales promotion, and direct marketing |
A retailer receives 100 Black & Decker toasters. 50 are placed in the stock room, 42 are sold, then 7 get returned but 1 of them is unsalable. How many toasters are currently available to sell? | 64 |
Other than in the stockroom, where is a store's inventor kept? | Sales Floor |
The process of automatic or manual ordering to meet product demands is called what? | Inventory Replenishment |
True or False: Shoplifting doesn't occur often in retail stores, so most associates do not need to be aware of this issue. | False |
True or False: Shoplifters are typically young people dressed in oversized clothing. | False |
True or False: One of the best ways to deter shoplifting is to offer assistance to all customers. | True |
True or False: The best way to approach a suspected shoplifter is to physically restrain them. | False |
In 2016, shoplifting losses were around how much? | $50 billion |
What's the specific term for the situation in which a customer purchases a new item and then returns an old, damaged, similar item using the new item's receipt? | Switch Fraud |
What percent of shoplifting is due to employee theft? | 30% |
What is OSHA and what do they do? | Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They give federal- and state-level protection to employees against hazards in the workplace. |
What act prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment? | Americans with Disabilities Act |
What act establishes employment standards that companies are required to follow, such as giving breaks and meal periods to employees? | Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) |
What act allows employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons? | Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) |
What act protects an employee from being fired or mistreated for reporting workplace problems or misconduct? | Whistleblower Protection Act |
Carly pays $9 to make large candles. She sells large candles for $30. She also pays $5 to make small candles, and sells them for $14. If she sells 24 large and 40 small candles, what is her gross profit? | $864 |
How do you calculate gross profit? | Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold |
How do you calculate net profit? | Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold - Operating Expenses |
Javier pays $3 for sunscreen and sells it for $9. He pays $5 for beach towels, and sells them for $12. He buys beach toy bundles for $2, and sells them for $7. If he sells 19 bottles of sunscreen, 10 towels, and 8 beach toy bundles, What is his revenue? Gross profit? What is his net profit if his operating expenses were $75? | Revenue = $347 Gross profit = $224 Net Profit = $149 |
What's the term for reducing the price of an item in order to encourage sales? | Markdown |
If a business' revenue is $1,150 and its cost of goods sold is $734, what is the business' gross profit? | $416 |
If a business' gross profit is $100 and its revenue is $500, what is the business' profit margin percentage? | 20% |
How do you calculate profit margin percentage? | gross profit รท revenue x 100 |