Pressures for Cost Reduction Are Intense in Firms

question 18

Multiple Choice

Pressures for cost reduction are intense in firms

• A)that produce products that are well differentiated.
• B)whose major competitors are based in high-cost locations.
• C)with persistent low capacity.
• D)in which consumers face low switching costs.
• E)with no international competition.

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