The Life Cycle of a Product Depends on Sales to Customers

question 158

Multiple Choice

The life cycle of a product depends on sales to customers. The shapes of life-cycle curves indicate that most sales occur after the product has been on the market for some time. The concept that some people are attracted to a product early while others buy it only after they see their friends with the product is called the:

• A)categories of adopters.
• B)dissociation of sensibility.
• C)diffusion of innovation.
• D)timed profiling.

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Definitions:

First Department

Represents the initial segment or section in a manufacturing or production process where raw materials begin their transformation.

FIFO Method

First In, First Out, an inventory valuation method that assumes the items purchased or produced first are sold first.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to convert partially completed goods into a number of fully completed units for accounting purposes.

Labor

The human effort, either physical or mental, that is used in the production of goods and services.