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You work at XYZ manufacturers and a competitor has just released a rival washing machine to the product that you make. This model is proving popular with customers .
What competitive force is at play?
- A . threat of substitution
B. threat of new entrant
C. supplier power
D. buyer power
Suggested Answer: B
Explanation:
This is a threat of a new entrant. The competitor has now entered the washing machine market and is competing directly with you. This is not a threat of substitution as it is the same product. A substitution would be if they invented a new product that washed clothes and people started buying this instead of washing machines. There are many questions in the exam on Porter's 5 Forces - see p. 39
Explanation:
This is a threat of a new entrant. The competitor has now entered the washing machine market and is competing directly with you. This is not a threat of substitution as it is the same product. A substitution would be if they invented a new product that washed clothes and people started buying this instead of washing machines. There are many questions in the exam on Porter's 5 Forces - see p. 39
Posted : 21/11/2022 8:57 pm