When a Competitor Cuts Its Price, a Company Should ________

question 122

Multiple Choice

When a competitor cuts its price, a company should ________ if it believes it will not lose much market share or would lose too much profit by cutting its own prices.

• A) reduce its production costs
• B) reduce its marketing costs
• C) maintain its current prices and profit margin
• D) increase its marketing budget to raise the perceived value of the product
• E) increase its production costs to improve the quality of the product

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Definitions:

Participant Variable

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Techniques

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Projection

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