Do All Industries Conform to the Same Life Cycle Patterns

question 37

Multiple Choice

Do all industries conform to the same life cycle patterns?

• A)The duration of the life cycle varies from industry to industry
• B)The same stages exist, whatever the industry
• C)The stages have tended to become shorter.
• D)All of the above

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Definitions:

Raisins

Dried grapes often used in cooking and baking or eaten as a snack.

Mark-up

The gap between the acquisition cost of a product or service and the price at which it's sold, calculated as a fraction of the initial cost.

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Income generated by the primary activities of a business before tax and interest deductions are taken into account.

Discount

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