During the maturity phase of the product life cycle, ________.

A. sales are low, typically with high failure rate
B. sales grow at an increasing rate in comparison to the growth stage
C. sales grow, but at a rate lower than the growth stage
D. no growth in sales occurs
E. long-run drop in sales takes place


Answer: C

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