Mr.Inman discovered that if he put garlic salt on a regular hamburger it made it taste more like steak.He could then use a less expensive meat for the "chuckwagon steak" sandwich he sold.This is an example of a(n)_____ innovation.
A) radical
B) competence destroying
C) architectural
D) component

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The innovation described is a component innovation, as it involves adding a new component (garlic salt) to an existing product (a hamburger) to create a new variation (a "chuckwagon steak" sandwich). It is not radical or competence destroying as it does not fundamentally change the product or disrupt the market, nor is it architectural as it does not restructure the underlying system or process.

MrInman Discovered That If He Put Garlic Salt on a Regular