Factors Which Determine Suppliers' Ability to Gain Leverage Over Industry

Multiple Choice

Factors which determine suppliers' ability to gain leverage over industry firms include all of the following except:

A) large numbers and relatively few in number.
B) suppliers' products or services are important to user firms.
C) suppliers' products or services are highly differentiated.
D) alternative products do not threaten suppliers' business.
E) buyers preferences are highly differentiated.