The Most Important of the Factors That Make a Firm

question 180

Multiple Choice

The most important of the factors that make a firm successful and that can be controlled by the firm's owners and managers are

• A)the establishment of trademarks for its products and the aggressive defense of those trademarks.
• B)lobbying government to erect or enforce entry barriers in its markets and the marketing of its products as widely as possible.
• C)the differentiation of its products and the production of products at a lower average cost than competing firms.
• D)the selection of the prices of its products and the selection of the most productive and loyal employees.

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Definitions:

Polygenic Inheritance

The process by which traits are influenced by multiple genes, leading to a wide range of phenotypes.

Musical Talent

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Influences determined by the genes an individual inherits from their parents, affecting various aspects of their physical and psychological traits.

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