Achieving a Sure-Cost Advantage Over Rivals Entails

Multiple Choice

Achieving a sure-cost advantage over rivals entails

A) concentrating on the primary activities portion of the value chain and outsourcing all support activities.
B) being a first-mover in pursuing backward and forward integration and controlling as much of the industry value chain as possible.
C) selling a mostly standard product and increasing the scale of operation.
D) minimizing R&D expenses and paying below-average wages and salaries to conserve on labor costs.
E) producing a standard product, redesigning the product infrequently, and having minimal advertising.