A Reason That Firms Must Develop More New Products Than

question 3

Multiple Choice

A reason that firms must develop more new products than ever is which of the following?

• A) Product life cycles are shorter.
• B) Commitments to joint venture partners.
• C) They are replacing old customers with new ones.
• D) To amortize heavy investments in development labs.
• E) The increased difficulty of defending patents and trade names.

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