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Test for Lesson Four: The Rate Card

Find out how well you understand the section on
how to read the rate card by answering these questions.


 

1. How many column inches is a 2 (column) x 6 (inch) ad?
12 column inches
18 column inches
3 column inches

 

2. If the open (or one time) rate at your newspaper is $50, how much would the 2x6 cost?
$450
$600
$800

 

3. Volume rates are based on the total volume the account agrees to run over a certain amount of time, so if the advertiser agrees to run 100 column inches over the course of the year, they may receive a rate of $38.50 per column inch. Under this arrangement, how much would the 2x6 cost?
$462
$385
$120

 

4. At a rate of $5.00 per column inch, if a newspaper page is 6 columns x 14 inches and an advertiser wants to run an ad sized 5 columns x 13 inches, then how much should the ad cost?
$325
$420
$350