Aquafina Operates in the Bottled Water Industry

question 38

Multiple Choice

Aquafina operates in the bottled water industry. The companies that offer identical or similar products and go after the same customers that Aquafina does are Dasani and Zephyrhills. Dasani and Zephyrhills are Aquafina's:

• A) direct competitors
• B) indirect competitors
• C) future competitors
• D) impending competitors
• E) potential competitors

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