What Type of Analysis Should Be Used to Respond to the Statement

question 35

Multiple Choice

What type of analysis should be used to respond to the statement, "Let's cut advertising by $1000 repeatedly so we can see its relationship to sales"?

• A) Goal-seeking
• B) Optimization
• C) Sensitivity
• D) What-if

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Definitions:

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Target

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