Suppose you're working as a salesperson and one of your prospects tells you they are interested in your product because it is the one best suited for performing a particular task. which of the following needs is the buyer expressing?

a. Situational needs

b. Functional needs

c. Social needs

d. Psychological needs

e. Knowledge needs

b. Psychological needs

Explanation:

-Situational needs are the ones that are related to the customer's environment, place and time.

-Functional needs are the basic ones people need to be able to live.

-Social needs refer to the need people have to relate to the others.

-Psychological needs refer to things pople need for their well-being and being able to function properly.

-Knowledge needs refers to the ones related to learning new things.

According to this, the need the buyer is expressing is a psychological need because your prospect says that they are interested in the product because it is the one best suited for a particular task. The prospect could be able to buy a similar product from someone else but as they consider this as the best one, buying it will make them feel good.

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.