Parker Foods Has Just Developed a New Product

question 42

Multiple Choice

Parker Foods has just developed a new product.What factors should Parker Foods consider in deciding whether to use a test market for the product?

• A)How disruptive actions by competitors might be to the completion of a valid and reliable test.
• B)How easily the new product could be copied by competitors.
• C)How expensive a test market would be compared to immediate commercialization.
• D)All of these.
• E)None of the above.

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