Product Planners Need to Consider Products and Services on Three

question 12

Multiple Choice

Product planners need to consider products and services on three levels. Each level adds more customer value. The most basic level is ________, which addresses the question, "What is the buyer really buying?"

• A) an actual product
• B) an augmented product
• C) core customer value
• D) co-branding
• E) exchange value

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Definitions:

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