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1
INCORRECT
Which of the following is not among the factors that determine whether
competitive rivalry among industry members is strong, moderate, or
weak?
A)
Whether buyer demand for the product is growing rapidly or slowly
B)
Whether customers' costs to switch brands is low or high
C)
How active industry rivals are in initiating fresh competitive moves
and in using the various weapons of competition to improve their
market standing and business performance
D)
Whether there are few or many rival sellers and whether there are
big differences in their sizes and competitive capabilities
E)
Whether industry members are vertically integrated and whether
the industry is characterized by significant scale economies and
rapid technological change
2
INCORRECT
The rivalry among competing sellers in an industry intensifies
A)
when buyer demand for the product is growing rapidly.
B)
when customers are brand loyal and their costs to switch to
competing brands or substitute products are relatively high.
C)
when buyer demand is strong and sellers have little or no excess
capacity and only minimal inventories.
D)
as the number of rivals increases and as they become more equal
in size and competitive capability.

E)
when the products of rival sellers are highly differentiated products
and the industry consists of so many rivals that any one company's
actions have little direct impact on rivals' business.
3
INCORRECT
Competitive pressures associated with the threat of new entrants grow
stronger when
A)
buyer demand is growing slowly and the pool of entry candidates
is small.
B)
the number of customers for the industry's product is large and the
product offerings of rival sellers are strongly differentiated.
C)
industry members are looking to expand their market reach by
entering product segments or geographic areas where they
currently do not have a presence, when current industry members
are unable or unwilling to strongly contest the entry of newcomers,
and when a newcomer can reasonably expect to earn attractive
profits.