Your Boss Has Asked You to Analyze the Soft Drink

question 322

Multiple Choice

Your boss has asked you to analyze the soft drink industry using Porter's five forces model.Which of the following represents a substitute product in the soft drink industry?

• A)Pepsi requires stores that carry Pepsi products to commit to minimum orders of 1,000 cases.
• B)Walmart negotiates a lower cost per bottle from Coke in exchange for premium shelf space in every Walmart store.
• C)Zevia Natural Diet Soda begins selling directly over the Internet.
• D)vitamin water, fruit juice, coffee

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Definitions:

Risk Loving

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Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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An economic theory that assumes individuals choose among risky alternatives in such a way as to maximize their expected utility.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.