In the context of competitor analysis, which of the following formulas is used by a business to calculate the performance gap?

A) Business Performance ? Competitor Performance
B) Business Performance - Total Production and Marketing Costs
C) (Market-Based Performance - Operating Performance)/ Average Competitor Performance
D) Potential Business Performance - Actual Business Performance
E) Business's Relative Performance - Average Performance of Top Three Competitors

A

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