Which of the Following Is Likely to Endanger the Accuracy

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is likely to endanger the accuracy of a sales forecast made one year in advance?

• A)A competitor's improved product makes our's technologically obsolete during that year.
• B)A change in our company management resulted in changes in our strategic marketing plans during the year.
• C)The consumers' buying psychology during the year fulfilled our predictions.
• D)All of these contribute to inaccuracy.
• E)Only two of A-B-C are likely to throw our forecast into error.

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Definitions:

Old Northwest

A historical term referring to the territory in the north-central United States that was covered by the 1787 Northwest Ordinance, including what is now Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.

Indian Removal Act

A law passed in 1830 that authorized the U.S. government to forcibly relocate Native American tribes from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated territory west of the Mississippi River.

1830

A year marked by significant global events, including revolutions across Europe and the passage of the Indian Removal Act in the United States.

Frederick Jackson Turner

An American historian known for his "Frontier Thesis," which argued that the American democracy was largely formed by the American frontier.