Firms Increase the Depth of Their Product Lines for All

question 47

Multiple Choice

Firms increase the depth of their product lines for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• A) to attract buyers with different preferences
• B) to diversify risk
• C) to further segment the market
• D) to capitalize on economies of scale
• E) to even out seasonal sales patterns

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Definitions:

Absorbs

The process of taking in or soaking up energy or material from the environment, such as light, heat, or moisture, through physical or chemical means.

Free Energy

A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is available to do work at a constant temperature and pressure.

Reactants

Substances initially present in a chemical reaction that are consumed during the reaction to make products.

Products

The substances that result from a chemical reaction, found on the right side of a chemical equation.