Figure 2-11 -Based on the Sales Revenue Data Shown in Figure 2-11

question 163

Multiple Choice

Figure 2-11
-Based on the sales revenue data shown in Figure 2-11 above, as a marketing manager for Apple, you would most likely conclude that

• A) the planning gap is narrowing.
• B) the actual sales results (line B
• E) tracked fairly well with the 2009 plan (line B
• D).
• C) the actual sales results (line B
• E) underperformed the 2009 plan (line B
• C).
• D) sales have slowed significantly since 2009 (line B
• C).
• E) the 2009 plan (line B
• D) was far too aggressive and could not be achieved.

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