Which of the Following Statements About the Beer Industry Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the beer industry is correct?

• A)Over the last 30 years, technological change has resulted in substantial diseconomies of scale in the industry.
• B)In 2000, the minimum efficient scale in the industry was approximately 18 million barrels per year.
• C)As a result of an increase in the number of microbreweries, the five largest firms in the industry control less than 50 percent of the market.
• D)The market share of microbreweries was estimated to be 20 percent in 1990.

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