General Studies · Statement and Paragraph

A paragraph is given below followed by a statement. Read the paragraph carefully and decide the validity of the statement based on the given text. Apple Inc. is utilizing iPhone marketing strategies that it rarely uses to help sell its major product, such as the promotion of discounts through bulk purchase terms. According to a person familiar with the situation, about one month after the launch of the iPhone XS and during the launch period of the iPhone XR, company executives reassigned some marketing employees from other projects to focus on selling the latest handsets in October. This person referred to the move as a 'fire drill' and admitted that the device may be selling less than expected. The person requested anonymity to discuss confidential strategic changes. Since then, Apple has introduced several trade-in offers that have temporarily reduced the cost of some of the latest iPhones, which is a rare step for a company trying to boost revenue and profits as device prices have increased in recent years. Apple spokesperson Trudy Muller declined to comment. Statement: To promote the sale of the latest handsets, other projects were shifted from all other marketing employees because their previous projects were almost on the verge of completion. Select the appropriate option: