Focused Strategies Keyed Either to Low-Cost or Differentiation Are Especially

question 44

Multiple Choice

Focused strategies keyed either to low-cost or differentiation are especially appropriate for situations where:

• A) the market is composed of distinctly different buyer groups who have different needs or use the product in different ways.
• B) most other rival firms are using a best-cost producer strategy.
• C) buyers have strong bargaining power and entry barriers are low.
• D) most industry rivals have weakly differentiated products.
• E) most industry participants are also using focused low-cost or focused differentiation strategies.

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