Competition refers to

A. any product or service that vies for a portion of a customer's discretionary income.
B. identical products that perform identical functions.
C. alternative firms that could provide a product to satisfy a specific market's needs.
D. any for profit organization that targets the customers of other organizations.
E. the set of firms that operate in a given geographic region, regardless of product or service.


Answer: C

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entertainment park.Which of the following corporate strategies does Chita favor? A. concentration B. conglomerate diversification C. vertical integration D. differentiation E. lateral diversification

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Land, since it is immovable, is an example of:

a. fake property b. intangible property c. taxless property d. personal property e. none of the other choices are correct

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The network portion of an IP address always begins from the ________ octet

A) right-most B) upper-most C) lower-most D) left-most

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Copyright and patent protection was established through_____

a. the Bill of Rights b. the U.S. Federal Codes and Statutes c. the U.S. Constitution d. various state laws

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