Amina Begum, the Vice President (Sales) of MGT 460 Inc. manages a portfolio of three products in the computer division. The new Intel M ULV 773 processor-based Sleekline model has a low market share of around 5%, but has just been introduced, and since the market is booming, Amina is hopeful that it will grow into maturity. Stallion, the Xenon-based system, has a market share of 88% in the industry segment it operates in, but the market is stable and not growing too fast. Finally, there is the Pentium4-based Thunderbird, which only sells in discount markets in rural areas. Which of the following describes the product portfolio under Amina? a. Sleekline-question mark, Stallion-star, Thunderbird-cash cow
b. Sleekline-question mark, Stallion-cash cow, Thunderbird- dog
c. Sleekline-Star, Stallion-cash cow, Thunderbird-dog
d. Sleekline-question mark, Stallion-dog, Thunderbird-cash cow

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