Which of the Following Results in Decreased Market Profitability

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following results in decreased market profitability?

• A)the absence of the threat of new entrants
• B)intense rivalry among competitors, based on price
• C)lack of competition among suppliers in an industry
• D)a lack of leveraging power over suppliers

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Definitions:

Treaty Of Brest-Litovsk

A peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire), ending Russia's participation in World War I and resulting in significant territorial losses for Russia.

Russian Civil War

A multi-party war in the former Russian Empire after the Bolshevik Revolution, occurring between 1917 and 1922, leading to the establishment of the Soviet Union.

Fourteen Points

A set of guidelines for achieving peace, presented by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1918, intended to guide peace talks to conclude World War I.

National Independence

The condition of a nation that governs itself, free from external political domination or control by another country.