Assignment:
Examine and compare one of the following product sets. Base your comparison on such factors as features, costs, convenience, ease of use, ease and/or cost of repair, and safety.
a. VCR players versus DVD players.
b. Cell phones versus landlines.
c. Wide-screen versus traditional television sets.
d. Standard gasoline automobile engines versus hybrids.
e. Standard wooden mousetraps versus new plastic mousetraps.
E Satellite television versus cable.
2. Use the Internet to obtain recent crash-safety ratings for passenger vehicles. Then answer these questions:
a. Which vehicles received the highest ratings? The lowest ratings?
b. How important are crash-safety ratings to new car buyers? Does the degree of importance depend on the circumstances of the buyer?
c. Which types of buyers would you expect to be the most concerned with crash-safety ratings?
d. Are there other features of a new car that might svay a by from focusing solely on crash safety? If so, what might they be?