During the Sales Decline Stage

question 244

Multiple Choice

During the sales decline stage

• A) the total amount spent on promotion usually decreases as firms try to cut costs to remain profitable.
• B) firms do not need targeted promotion to reach customers.
• C) personal selling will probably dominate the promotion blends of consumer products firms.
• D) promotion emphasis shifts from stimulating selective demand to building primary demand.
• E) sales promotion is primarily targeted at intermediaries to get them interested in selling the product.

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Definitions:

Output Per Hour

A measure of productivity calculated by dividing the total output of goods and services by the total hours worked.

Marginal Productivity

The additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a particular input while holding all other inputs constant.

Complements In Production

Goods that are produced together or their production levels are directly linked; an increase in the production of one leads to an increase in the production of the other.

Substitute Resources

Alternative inputs or resources that can be used in place of another in the production process.