Coke Is Planning on Marketing a New Drink Called Very

question 25

Multiple Choice

Coke is planning on marketing a new drink called Very Berry Coke which is a mixture of raspberry and blackberry flavors blended to perfection and added to the highly secret Coca-Cola formula. This new product is expected to reduce the sales of their existing product, Cherry Coke, by $10 million dollars per year. This is an example of a _______________.

• A) Pro forma effect
• B) Complementary effect
• C) Substitutionary effect
• D) Opportunity effect

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