Question

The five competitive forces model suggests the bargaining power of buyers may affect industry competition. Which of the following is an example of a way buyers might affect an? industry?
A. The Technicolor Company no longer has any bargaining power over movie? studios, limiting the profitability of producing color movies.
B. McDonald's has significant bargaining power over napkin' suppliers, which raises the napkin prices they pay.
C. Walmart has limited bargaining power over suppliers, which results in many of their suppliers altering their distribution systems to accommodate Walmart's need to control the stocks of goods in stores.
D. GM has limited bargaining power in the tire market, which lowers tire prices.
E. Walmart has significant bargaining power over its suppliers, which decreases the profitability of the suppliers.

Answer 1

Answer: E. Walmart has significant bargaining power over its suppliers, which decreases the profitability of the suppliers.

Explanation:

Walmart as buyers have significant bargaining power over their suppliers because they are quite large in size and therefore buy in bulk.

As a result of this, they can negotiate prices with suppliers that favor them not the suppliers which will decrease the profitability of the suppliers who would be compelled to sell to Walmart because of how much of their goods Walmart can buy.