According to the textbook, expensive advertising campaigns are:

A. a waste of resources because they provide no useful information about product quality.
B. not a credible signal of quality because of adverse selection.
C. only a credible signal of product quality if they mention a money-back guarantee.
D. a credible signal of product quality.


Answer: D

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