Consumer Advocates Believe the Practice of Downsizing by Consumer Products

question 161

Multiple Choice

Consumer advocates believe the practice of downsizing by consumer products firms has resulted in:

• A)lower product prices for consumers because of lower labour, raw material and packaging costs due to the recession and lower inflation in the United States.
• B)a greener environment due to the reduction in the amount of packaging used for promotional purposes (e.g.eliminating of the glossy cardboard that promoted the musical artist and contained the CD and its plastic protective box), thereby reducing the amount of waste disposed in landfills.
• C)fewer products and less product variability offered due to the corporate restructuring taking place worldwide.
• D)a subtle, yet deceptive practice of taking advantage of consumers' buying habits by offering less product content in the same or larger package while maintaining or increasing the price.

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Definitions:

Systemic Circuit

The part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

AV Valves

Atrioventricular valves are valves in the heart that lie between the atria and the ventricles to prevent the backflow of blood during ventricular contraction.

Papillary Muscles

Muscular projections from the ventricular walls of the heart that attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves via the chordae tendineae and prevent valve inversion.

Regurgitation

The backward flow of blood through a valve in the heart due to the valve not closing properly, or the process of vomiting undigested food.