The Movie You've Got Mail Features a Successful Small Bookstore

question 23

Multiple Choice

The movie You've Got Mail features a successful small bookstore competing with a new book superstore around the block.The big superstore offers deep discounts,while the small independent bookstore has better service and more knowledgeable staff.The movie best illustrates which of the following?

• A) Small producers cannot compete based on costs.
• B) Large producers offer differentiated products and compete most effectively through product differentiation.
• C) Small producers offer differentiated products and compete most effectively through product differentiation.
• D) The Meg Ryan character's bookstore best illustrates a perfectly competitive firm.
• E) The Tom Hanks character's bookstore best illustrates a monopoly firm.

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