During the Maturity Stage of the Product Life Cycle, Profit

question 330

Multiple Choice

During the maturity stage of the product life cycle, profit declines primarily because

• A) there are fewer and fewer competitors in the market.
• B) promotional expenditures increase.
• C) production costs increase the more a firm has to manufacture the same product.
• D) there is fierce price competition among sellers.
• E) more consumers enter the market seeking bargains.

---

Definitions:

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle found in plants and some algae involving successive asexual and sexual generations.

Cytomixis

The migration of cellular contents, including chromosomes, from one cell to another through cytoplasmic bridges, observed in plant cells.

Apomixis

A type of reproduction in which fruits and seeds are formed asexually.

Septa

Dividing walls or partitions between tissues or spaces in an organism, often found in the heart, fungi, and other structures.