Which One of the Following Is NOT a Factor That

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is NOT a factor that affects the strength of supplier bargaining power?

• A) Whether demand for supplier products is high and they are in short supply.
• B) Whether industry members are a strong threat to integrate backward into the business of suppliers and self-supply their own requirements.
• C) Whether industry members are struggling to make good profits because of slow-growing market demand.
• D) Whether the costs of industry members to switch their purchases to alternative suppliers are high or low.
• E) Whether the item being supplied is a commodity or is highly differentiated from supplier to supplier.

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