Which of the Following Is MOST Likely to Qualify as a Driving

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is MOST likely to qualify as a driving force?

• A) increases in price-cutting by rival sellers and the launch of major new advertising campaigns by one or more rivals
• B) successful introduction of innovative new products or new ways to market products
• C) an increase in the prices of substitute products
• D) decisions on the part of industry's three biggest competitors not to pursue a strategy of striving to be the industry's low-cost leader
• E) decisions by one or more outsiders not to attempt to enter the industry

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