A Recent Survey Showed That Firms Used Two Different Kinds

question 22

Multiple Choice

A recent survey showed that firms used two different kinds of metrics when measuring results and measuring efforts that go into new-product development.These consist of output and input metrics.Which of the following is an output metric?

• A)number of ideas or concepts in the pipeline
• B)R&D spending as a percentage of sales
• C)return on assets (ROA)for existing products or services
• D)customer satisfaction with new products or services
• E)number of R&D projects

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