According to the text, a company that practices planned obsolescence would most likely __________
A) decrease the manufacturing of products to have less of a negative impact on the environment
B) give their products superficial changes and market them as new
C) re-release the same products without making changes
D) stop creating new products and work with their current stock
Answer: B
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a. true b. false
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