According to the Text, a Company That Practices Planned Obsolescence

question 14

Multiple Choice

According to the text, a company that practices planned obsolescence would most likely __________.

• A) decrease the manufacturing of products to have less of a negative impact on the environment
• B) give their products superficial changes and market them as new
• C) re-release the same products without making changes
• D) stop creating new products and work with their current stock

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