Concerned That Its Dependence on Sales of Microprocessors to Computer

question 57

Multiple Choice

Concerned that its dependence on sales of microprocessors to computer firms would make it vulnerable to sharp sales declines during the recession of 2007-2009,Intel began to develop memory chips that could be used in portable consumer electronic devices such as cell phones.One reason that Intel chose to branch out from producing microprocessors for computers is that

• A) sales of computers have been declining over the past decade.
• B) technology with respect to microprocessor production was no longer advancing at a rate where Intel's new products were still wanted by computer manufacturers.
• C) Intel had lost a majority of its market share in microprocessor production to foreign competition.
• D) computers are durable goods and spending on computers follows the business cycle.

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