Which of the Following Statements Regarding Advertising Expenditures Is Incorrect

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding advertising expenditures is incorrect?

• A)Because advertising is a relatively large part of the total marketing budget for business firms, managers tend to follow simple rules of thumb (e.g., allocate 1% of sales to advertising).
• B)The fundamental problem with percentage-of-sales rules is that they implicitly make advertising a consequence rather than a determinant of sales and profits.
• C)Percentage-of-sales rules suggest that the business advertiser reduce advertising when sales volumes decline.
• D)The decision to "match the competition's level of advertising spending" is an example of a rule of thumb philosophy.

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