Supplier Concentration, Switching Costs, Attractiveness of Substitutes, and Threat of Forward

question 6

Multiple Choice

Supplier concentration, switching costs, attractiveness of substitutes, and threat of forward integration are factors that have a direct impact on ________.

• A) threat of new entrants
• B) bargaining power of buyers
• C) rivalry among existing firms
• D) threat of substitutes
• E) bargaining power of suppliers

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