Dobson and Company's Chances for Survival Depend on Three Factors

question 35

Multiple Choice

Dobson and Company's chances for survival depend on three factors: customer reaction to its new product, the state of the economy, and the entry of new competitors into the marketplace.If Dobson foresees 5 possible customer reactions, 6 possible economic conditions, and 3 different possibilities for competitors entering the marketplace, how many different sets of possibilities are there?

• A)33
• B)14
• C)90
• D)45
• E)36

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