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A computer paired with software is an example of what?Read the answer and worked solution →How does Porter treat government in the five forces model?Read the answer and worked solution →Which founder entered Blockbuster's rental market in 1998?Read the answer and worked solution →Why can rapid industry growth be a misleading sign of attractiveness?Read the answer and worked solution →At what level should the five forces analysis be applied?Read the answer and worked solution →Which four factors make up a basic PEST analysis?Read the answer and worked solution →Who developed PEST analysis in 1967?Read the answer and worked solution →PEST analysis examines which type of factors?Read the answer and worked solution →Inflation, exchange rates and interest rates are which PEST factor?Read the answer and worked solution →Age distribution and career attitudes belong to which PEST factor?Read the answer and worked solution →R&D activity and automation belong to which PEST factor?Read the answer and worked solution →Which acronym covers political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors?Read the answer and worked solution →Which framework has military analyses used?Read the answer and worked solution →Weather and climate especially affect which set of industries?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a key limitation of PEST analysis?Read the answer and worked solution →Which set forms the micro-environment of a firm?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the most important aspect of a firm's micro-environment?Read the answer and worked solution →Which market consists of individuals buying for personal or household use?Read the answer and worked solution →Which market buys goods to resell as they are for a profit?Read the answer and worked solution →Which market buys goods to produce public services?Read the answer and worked solution →Warehouses are which type of intermediary?Read the answer and worked solution →Which public includes environmental and minority groups?Read the answer and worked solution →Which public can hinder a firm's ability to obtain funds?Read the answer and worked solution →The study of populations by size, density, age and occupation is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which generation was born between 1981 and 1996?Read the answer and worked solution →Generation X is defined as people born in which years?Read the answer and worked solution →Which economy relies mainly on agriculture and consumes its own output?Read the answer and worked solution →Pollution and raw material shortages belong to which macro component?Read the answer and worked solution →Which macro component includes laws and government agencies limiting organisations?Read the answer and worked solution →Which beliefs pass down generations and are very hard to change?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A computer paired with software is an example of what?

  1. Substitutes
  2. Direct rivals
  3. Switching costs
  4. Complements
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Correct answer: D. Complements

Products that give a customer more benefit when combined, like a computer and software, are complements.

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How does Porter treat government in the five forces model?

  1. A factor shaping the forces
  2. A sixth competitive force
  3. A kind of supplier input
  4. A component of rivalry
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Correct answer: A. A factor shaping the forces

Government cannot be a standalone force because it only affects the structure of the existing five forces.

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Which founder entered Blockbuster's rental market in 1998?

  1. Jeff Bezos
  2. Reed Hastings
  3. Larry Page
  4. Steve Jobs
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Correct answer: B. Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings founded Netflix in 1998 and entered the rental market Blockbuster then dominated.

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