When a Product Reaches the Decline Stage of the Product

question 201

Multiple Choice

When a product reaches the decline stage of the product life cycle, a firm has two choices. One choice involves product deletion-dropping it from a firm's product line. The other is called __________, which retains the product in the product line but reduces marketing costs.

• A)reaping
• B)paring down
• C)divesting
• D)milking
• E)harvesting

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Definitions:

Seasonal Indexes

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Seasonal Indexes

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Regression Trend Line

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Dependent Variable

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