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A Bank Develops Specialized Skills in Analyzing Companies from One

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A bank develops specialized skills in analyzing companies from one specific industry. This contributes significantly to the bank achieving economies of scale because a large portion of its total loan portfolio is made up of companies in this industry. What are the long-run profit prospects for this bank? Explain.


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