Answer to Question 1
The primary marketing challenge associated with heterogeneity is that service standardization and quality control are difficult to achieve.
Possible solutions to address this issue are as follows:
Pursue a standardization strategy:
Extensively train providers so as to reduce variability.
Replace human labor with machines.
Pursue a customization strategy.
The tradeoffs associated with customer preferences with standardization and customization include price, speed of delivery, and consistency of performance.
Answer to Question 2
C