Pressures for Cost Reductions Can Be Particularly Intense in Industries

question 36

Multiple Choice

Pressures for cost reductions can be particularly intense in industries producing commodity products where meaningful differentiation on non-price factors is difficult and ____________ is the main competitive weapon.

• A) quality
• B) distribution efficiency
• C) sales and service
• D) price
• E) product attributes

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