An industry's sales have leveled off and profits are declining in oligopolistic competition. Consumers see competing products as homogeneous. Several firms have dropped out of the industry, but a new one entered recently. Firms in the industry are trying to avoid price-cutting by spending on persuasive advertising. These firms are competing in which stage of the product life cycle?A. Market growth B. Market maturity C. Market development D. Market introduction E. Sales decline

Market maturity

Explanation:

A market is said to be mature when it has gotten to a state of equilibrium. The state of equilibrium means when an absence of lack of innovation or significant growth and the demand is equal to the supply that is decided by the market forces.

The maturity stage of the product life cycle explains that sales will peak and later slow down. At this stage, the sales growth has started to reduce and the product has reached widespread acceptance in the market.

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heterothermic organisms include those organisms that can switch between homeothermic (having body temperature higher than environment) and poikilothermic (having variation in internal body temperature) strategies.

some migratory birds show heterothermy as they decrease their metabolic rate during cold nights to keep their body temperature low. drop in metabolic rate allows increase in production efficiency of birds that reduces the internal body temperature to make it equal to external cold temperature during cold nights.

thus, the correct answer is 'birds allow their temperature drop in order to increase their production efficiency.'

this conflict is person vs. society

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