A Business Will Usually Choose to Produce a New Product

question 77

Multiple Choice

A business will usually choose to produce a new product in an existing facility if the cost is less than the cost of building a new one and the

• A) type of technology needed for the new product is the same as the technology used by the existing products.
• B) new product is an extension of an existing product line already produced in the factory.
• C) human resources requirement for the new product and existing products can be satisfied with the facility's current employees.
• D) product design is already completed.
• E) existing factory has enough capacity to handle demand for the new product as well as the existing products.

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Definitions:

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a small number of firms dominating the market, leading to limited competition.

Oligopolistic Firms

Companies operating in a market structure characterized by a small number of large firms that have significant control over market prices and competition levels.

Interdependence

The mutual reliance between two or more groups, entities, or processes.

Oligopolies

Market structures characterized by a small number of firms dominating the market, where each firm has significant market power and decisions of one firm influence others.