Whether Buyer Bargaining Power Poses a Strong or Weak Source

question 17

Multiple Choice

Whether buyer bargaining power poses a strong or weak source of competitive pressure on industry members depends in part on

• A)the degree to which buyers have any bargaining preferences and the extent to which buyers are price sensitive.
• B)how many buyers are engaged in collaborative partnerships with sellers.
• C)whether entry barriers are high or low and the size of the pool of likely entry candidates.
• D)whether the overall quality of the items being furnished by industry members is rising or falling.
• E)whether demand-supply conditions represent a buyer's market or a seller's market.