Marilynn Castillo is a marketing manager at Gordon Corp. She debates whether or not to conduct a marketing research study before commercializing a product. After a brief analysis, she realizes that conducting the study will cost approximately $100,000. If she launches the product without conducting the study and the product fails, her firm could suffer a loss of $2 million. In this scenario, Marilynn conducts a(n) _____.

A. assessment on time availability
B. market-sensitivity assessment
C. cost-benefit assessment
D. assessment on information availability
E. assessment on research designs


Answer: C

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