In the ________ stage, the firm faces a trade-off between high market share and high current profit.

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• _____ is a new-product development approach in which one company department works to complete its stage of the process before passing the new product along to the next department and stage.
• _____ is the stage of new-product development in which the product and marketing program are tested in more realistic market settings.
• _____ is a period of slow sales growth as the product is introduced into the market. Profits are nonexistent in this stage because of the heavy expenses of product introduction.
• _____ involves a review of the sales, costs, and profit projections for a new product to find out whether they satisfy the company's objectives.
• The first idea reducing stage is _____ , which helps spot good ideas and drop poor ones as soon as possible.
• During which stage of new-product development is management most likely to estimate minimum and maximum sales to assess the range of risk in launching a new product?
• GrayBerry Gifts has just brainstormed a large number of ideas for adding new products and services after visiting several buying fairs. The owners will begin the first idea-reducing stage, called ________ , to arrive at a realistic number to adopt.
• In the ________ stage of new-product development, products often undergo rigorous tests to make sure that they perform safely and effectively or that consumers will find value in them.
• Mattel's Barbie is an example of an age-defying product. Barbie, simultaneously timeless and trendy, is in the ________ stage of the PLC.
• Sales decline in the decline stage of the PLC because of technological advances, increased competition, and ________.