Empirical Research Shows That Proportion of Inter-Firm Differences in Profitability

question 58

Multiple Choice

Empirical research shows that proportion of inter-firm differences in profitability that industry factors explain is:

• A)More than 75%
• B)About half
• C)Less than 25%
• D)The question is unanswerable because "industry" is a meaningless concept.

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