Regarding Product Life Cycles, Which Is TRUE

question 252

Multiple Choice

Regarding product life cycles, which is TRUE?

• A) Industry sales and profits tend to reach their maximum during the market maturity stage.
• B) Product life cycles describe industry sales and profits within some product-market.
• C) Product life cycles are generally getting shorter and cannot be extended.
• D) Every new brand must pass through all four stages of the product life cycle.
• E) All of the above are true.

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