A Company Has Experienced a Steady Decline in the Sale

question 14

Multiple Choice

A company has experienced a steady decline in the sale of its existing products due to unavoidable competition. It is introducing a new product to stabilize this decline in market share. In the analysis of the strategy for the new product,

• A) the lost sales should be treated as a sunk cost and not included in the analysis.
• B) the lost sales should be included along with the sales forecast for the new product.
• C) the present value of the lost sales should be included in the cashflow analysis.
• D) the sales forecast should include either the anticipated revenue from the new product or the present value of the lost sales, whichever is greater.

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