Multiple Choice
A reason that firms must develop more new products than ever is which of the following?
A) Product life cycles are shorter.
B) Commitments to joint venture partners.
C) They are replacing old customers with new ones.
D) To amortize heavy investments in development labs.
E) The increased difficulty of defending patents and trade names.
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