In the Past,Apex Systems Had Successfully Released 10 New Products

question 15

Multiple Choice

In the past,Apex Systems had successfully released 10 new products in the shoe gliding market.Today it is recognized as the market leader.It has just released a new shoe glider called SmoothShoe.How difficult will it be for Apex to get distributors to take on this new product?

• A) Very difficult because they will be reluctant to carry so many products of the same company.
• B) Somewhat difficult because it will just cannibalize current products.
• C) Not very difficult because they will trust in Apex's past record.
• D) Cannot be determined.

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