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The leading producer of gardening tools, YourGarden Inc, has achieved great success because they produce high-quality tools that are not too expensive. Even so, another company that produces lower-quality tools at the same price has also achieved some success, but not as much as YourGarden. Also, in general, the price of gardening tools has declined because of economies of scale and learning. In addition, YourGarden has added complementary assets, such as gardening instruction. Considering all of these factors, the gardening tool industry is most likely in the

A. introduction stage.
B. growth stage.
C. shakeout stage.
D. maturity stage.

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Answer:

B. growth stage.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the growth stage, the demand would be strong as the both efficient & none-efficient firms would thrive also the price would be decline as the firm starts to reap the economies of scale. Moreover, the distribution channels would be expanded also the assets i.e. complementary would be widely available

Therefore the option b is correct

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