Over Time, Apple Has Had Great Latitude in Setting and Maintaining

question 96

Multiple Choice

Over time, Apple has had great latitude in setting and maintaining a premium price. Its long-term strategy was to have only a single model in a product line targeted at high-end users. However, lower-cost rival smartphones, many of which were powered by Google's Android operating system, entered the market. One concern for Apple is

• A)the ability to change prices quickly.
• B)speeding up the diffusion of innovation process.
• C)brand extension confusion.
• D)charging a lower price to gain a foothold in the market.
• E)the challenge of pricing a single product versus multiple products in an expanding product line.

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