The Price-To-Sales Ratio Is Probably Most Useful for Firms in Which

question 19

Multiple Choice

The price-to-sales ratio is probably most useful for firms in which phase of the industry life cycle?

• A) start-up phase
• B) consolidation
• C) maturity
• D) relative decline

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