Based on this information, you can say that the overall "price level" . A. remained unchanged during the year since the average price for the three goods stayed the same at $ 7.33. B. increased since cashews are now more expensive than almonds and pecans. C. stayed the same since the price of cashews increased but the price of almonds fell. D. there is not enough information to determine the change in the overall price level.

This activity is important because as a marketing manager, you must allocate resources to reach your target market. during the strategic marketing process, managers move through three important phases to determine how to optimally allocate resources: a planning phase, an implementation phase, and an evaluation phase. in this interactive exercise, you are asked to review various strategic marketing actions and determine where in the strategic marketing process the action would occur. the goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the strategic marketing process and related marketing actions.