Which One of the Following Is Not a Factor That

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not a factor that affects the strength of supplier bargaining power?

• A) Whether needed inputs are in ample supply and are readily available from several different suppliers
• B) Whether industry members are a strong threat to integrate backward into the business of suppliers and self-manufacture their own requirements
• C) Whether industry members are struggling to make good profits because of slow-growing market demand
• D) Whether the costs of industry members to switch their purchases to alternative suppliers are high or low
• E) Whether the item being supplied is a commodity or is highly differentiated from supplier to supplier

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