Product Life Cycle

A contaminant to the environment, especially human-made waste.

• raw material

• growth

• pollution

• maturity

(a)   is the stages a product goes through, including obtaining raw materials, processing, manufacturing, packaging, transporting, using, and disposing or recycling.

A material that is human-made or is from natural resources that is used to produce a product.

• pollution

• recycle

• raw material

• growth

The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product is (a)   .

The process of reusing a product so the product’s life does not end; instead, it becomes a continuous cycle.

• renew

• recycle

• reuse

• decline

The first of the product life cycle stages, where your product is first introduced into the market.

• introduction

• decline

• growth

• maturity

How does Apple keep this product from declining?

• discount prices

• redesign

• promote

• all the above

 In the (a)   stage, consumers start to take action. They buy the product; the product becomes popular and results in increased sales.

in the ___________ stage, sales slow down, indicating that the market has begun to reach saturation and pricing becomes competitive.

• decline

• growth

• introduction

• maturity

Which stage of the product life cycle is this brand in?

• decline

• maturity

• growth

• introduction