Electronics companies often come out with new products that require new chargers. The companies' old chargers are then hard to find and buy. This is making older products become obsolete due to replacement charger issues. This is an ethical issue called

A) planned obsolescence.
B) diversion.
C) bait-and-switch.
D) diffusion.
E) time to market.

Planned obsolescence is the practice of designing products with a limited useful life, so that they will become obsolete or non-functional after a certain period, compelling consumers to purchase new products. This is relevant to the scenario where electronics companies release new products with new chargers, making it difficult to find chargers for older models, thus pushing consumers towards newer products.