Not All Buyers of an Industry's Product Have Equal Degrees

question 20

Multiple Choice

Not all buyers of an industry's product have equal degrees of bargaining power with sellers because

• A)sellers in an industry provide similar products and generally their cost structures are different because of competitive advantages in their operation.
• B)some sellers may be less sensitive than others to price, quality, or service differences.
• C)along the various stages of the value chain sellers are conducive to earning attractive profits.
• D)the industry is a highly cohesive structure with limited fragmentation and few industry members.
• E)sellers are large and few in number relative to the number of buyers.

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