In: Finance
Explain Product life cycle theory of trade and provide examples of products that have gone through this cycle
The product life cycle theory states that a product, just like a human being, goes through a life cycle. The stages of Product life cycle is divided into four, it include Introduction, growth, maturity and decline. These are explained as follows:
Some of the examples of products that have gone through product life cycle is typewriter, VCR, etc. These are some of the products which has shown exponential growth when they first came into market, however, with time these products have matured and then vanished from market due to innovation and high competition.