Which of the Following Statements About the Product Life Cycle

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the product life cycle is true?

• A)Profits and sales begin to decline in the maturity stage.
• B)Individual products may enter and leave the market at any stage.
• C)A successful introduction almost guarantees that the product will remain a success over the life cycle.
• D)Phasing out a dying product is not a strategy.
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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