Which of the Following Statements Regarding Diversification Analysis Is MOST

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding diversification analysis is MOST ACCURATE?

• A)Companies should only use diversification analysis if they are well-established;new companies that use this process run the risk of trying to do too much too soon.
• B)For any product,there is both a current and a new market;for any market,there is both a current and a new product.
• C)Most companies discover that there is at least one product that is targeted to the wrong market.
• D)Diversification analysis is only effective for consumer products.
• E)Diversification analysis is used to forecast and calculate industry sales for new products.

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