Dropping an Unprofitable Product Immediately Is the Best Strategy When

question 46

Multiple Choice

Dropping an unprofitable product immediately is the best strategy when

• A) all advertising and promotional efforts have been exhausted.
• B) customers have a negative outlook on other products.
• C) losses are too great to prolong the product's life.
• D) the product's performance cannot be improved.
• E) there is low compatibility with the firm's business strategies.

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Definitions:

Quasi-Contract

An obligation imposed by law in order to prevent unjust enrichment, treated as a contract for the purpose of remedy despite the lack of a formal agreement.

Reasonable Value

is a legal concept referring to a fair or equitable monetary value or compensation for services, goods, or property, based on what a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller in a free market.

Enrichment

A benefit or advantage that one party gains, often at the expense of another, without offering compensation in certain legal contexts.

Quasi-contract

A legal concept where a court enforces an agreement between parties even though there is no actual contract between them, to prevent one party from being unjustly enriched.