Which of the Following Is Not a Major Consideration in Evaluating

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a major consideration in evaluating the pluses and minuses of a diversified company's strategy?

• A) Checking whether the company's resources fit the requirements of its present business lineup
• B) Scrutinizing each industry/business to determine where driving forces are strongest/weakest and how many profitable strategic groups the company has diversified into
• C) Ranking the performance prospects of the various businesses from best to worst and determining what the corporate parent's priorities should be in allocating resources to its different businesses
• D) Checking the competitive advantage potential of cross-business strategic fits
• E) Assessing the competitive strength of each business the company has diversified into and determining which ones are strong/weak contenders in their respective industries

Understand the conditions under which a monopoly can practice price discrimination and its impact on markets.

Compare the differences in welfare outcomes between monopolistic and perfectly competitive markets.

Understand the role of diminishing marginal returns in shaping a monopoly's supply curve.

Understand the psychodynamic theory of depression, including early losses and regression to oral stage.

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