Lobelia's Nursery and Garden Resource Center Has Long Provided High-Quality

question 18

Multiple Choice

Lobelia's Nursery and Garden Resource Center has long provided high-quality, typical types of seasonal bedding plants to customers in the Mobile, Alabama, metropolitan area.It has traditionally competed with the other plant nurseries within a 50-mile radius of Mobile.Recently, Lobelia has opened a branch in Fairfax, Virginia.Lobelia's research shows that most Fairfax nurseries have only one location.Lobelia can expect the local Fairfax nurseries to:

• A) be unmotivated to respond because their market position is not threatened by a new competitor from out of town.
• B) respond with fierce attacks because of resource dissimilarity.
• C) respond aggressively because of high market dependence.
• D) take no competitive response because of the lack of mutual interdependence among the nurseries.

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