Buyers Are Powerful When

question 30

Multiple Choice

Buyers are powerful when:

• A) there is a threat of forward integration.
• B) they purchase a small proportion of the supplier's output.
• C) switching costs are low.
• D) the buyers' industry is fragmented.

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Definitions:

Acidity

A measure of a substance's ability to donate a proton or accept an electron pair in reactions, commonly associated with pH in aqueous solutions.

Stronger Base

A species with a greater tendency to accept protons compared to another base, often characterized by its higher basicity constant (Kb).

Conjugate Acid

The species formed when a base gains a proton (H+), characterized by the presence of an additional hydrogen compared to the original base.

Conjugate Base

The species that remains after an acid has donated a proton during a chemical reaction.