Two Related Economic Factors Characterized the Marketing World of the Late

Two related economic factors characterized the marketing world of the late 1980s and early 1990s in the United States.One of those factors was:

A) an aging upper management, which led to a lack of innovation.
B) the growing burden of financial debt, which forced governments to return to high tax policies directed toward businesses.
C) the implementation of affirmative action policies.
D) the aging of traditional products, with a corresponding growth in competition.
E) the rise of trade barriers such as import tariffs.