All of the Following Statements About How Adopters Participate in the Diffusion

question 58

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about how adopters participate in the diffusion process are true EXCEPT:

• A) early adopters may also be opinion leaders
• B) laggards are the last consumers to adopt a new product
• C) there are three categories of consumers who will adopt an innovation
• D) the dominant characteristic of members of the late majority is skepticism
• E) innovators are the first to purchase a new product

Analyze the effect of external interventions such as taxes and subsidies on market dynamics.

Interpret inverse demand and supply functions in economic analysis.

Evaluate the impact of price ceilings and price floors on market outcomes.

Identify the structure and functions of different parts of the ear.

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