Which of the Following Is Generally NOT Considered a Barrier

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is generally NOT considered a barrier to entry?

• A) The reaction of incumbent firms to rapid market growth
• B) High capital requirements and restrictive government policies
• C) Strong brand preferences and a high degree of customer loyalty
• D) Cost advantages due to the economies of scale in production enjoyed by incumbent firms
• E) Strong "network effects" in customer demand

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

A measurement of the spread between numbers in a data sample, calculated by taking the mean of the squared deviations from the sample mean.

Squared Deviations

The squared differences between each observation and the mean, used in the calculation of variance.

Deviations Squared

The squares of the differences between individual data points and the mean of those points, used in calculating variance.

Mean

A statistical measure that demonstrates the central or typical value in a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.