Firms can be vulnerable to price increases in the factors of production. This potential pitfall of Overall Cost Leadership Strategies is a result of:

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answer; ///(d); determining who competes most closely   with whom evaluating whether industry driving forces and competitive pressure favor some strategic groups and hurt others, and ascertaining whether the profit potential of different strategic groups varies due to the strengths and weaknesses in each groups respective market positions;

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