DirecTV cut back advertising expenditures to minimum levels and reduced the number of channel members for its industrial satellite product. These actions indicate that its product is in the ____ stage of its life cycle.

A. introduction
B. growth
C. maturity
D. early
E. decline


Answer: E

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