Imagine you're in a business simulation game. You're playing as Henry, who has just taken over a company. The company is at a stage where it's considered the top of the industry. What stage is Henry's company in?

• Maturity stage

• Growth stage

• Introduction stage

• Decline stage

What is a challenge faced during the maturity stage?

• Decreasing market conditions

• Emerging technologies

• Stable economy

• Decreasing competition

How long is the maturity stage generally?

• Medium length stage

• Longest stage

• Shortest stage

• Indefinite stage

Nora, Jackson, and William are running a lemonade stand. They're in the maturity stage of their business. What strategy should they use to remain competitive?

• Ignore other lemonade stands

• Keep doing exactly what they're doing without any changes

• Cut costs to increase profits

• Increase costs and hope customers don't notice

What may still be experienced during the maturity stage, but not at the same rate as during the growth stage?

• Decreasing competition

• Decrease in profits

• Stable profits

• Rapid growth

What is a challenge related to the external environment during the maturity stage?

• Stable economy

• Stable market conditions

• Decreasing competition

• Emerging technologies

What is a characteristic of yearly profits during the maturity stage?

• Decreasing

• Increasing

• Stable

• Rapid growth

What is a characteristic of being at the top of the industry during the maturity stage?

• Decreasing competition

• Stable market conditions

• Rapid growth

• Longest stage

What is a characteristic of the maturity stage in terms of growth?

• No growth

• Rapid growth

• Decreasing growth

• Stable growth

Ethan, Nora, and Daniel are running a lemonade stand. They're in the maturity stage of their business. What strategy should they use to remain competitive?

• Ignore other lemonade stands

• Buy more expensive lemons to increase costs

• Keep everything the same and stay stagnant

• Find ways to cut costs, like buying lemons in bulk