Q56 (IAS/1999) Economy › Industry, Infrastructure & Investment › Industrial growth trends

The product life cycle from inception to demise is shown in a standard graph with four zones (A, B, C, D) representing the chronological progression of a product. Match List I (Stages) with List II (Zones) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Stage)	List II (Zone on Graph)
I. Product Development	A. First Zone (Pre-launch)
II. Maturity	B. Second Zone (Launch phase)
III. Growth	C. Third Zone (Expansion phase)
IV. Introduction	D. Fourth Zone (Peak phase)

Codes:

A) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
B) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
C) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
D) I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B

A

I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C

B

I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B

C

I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C

D

I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B

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