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Which of the following is an advantage of decentralization?

A) Managers' motivation and retention can be increased by empowering segment managers to make decisions. B) Certain costs of activities may be duplicated. C) Customer response time is generally decreased. D) Top management can concentrate on decisions that relate to day-to-day operations of segments.

Which of the following statements regarding the impact of product differentiation on the threat of new entry is accurate?

A) Product differentiation helps reduce the threat of new entry by forcing potential new entrants to absorb costs associated with overcoming incumbent firms' product-differentiation advantages. B) Product differentiation increases the threat of new entry by allowing potential new entrants to avoid costs associated with overcoming incumbent firms' product-differentiation advantages. C) Product differentiation has no impact on the threat of new entry. D) It is not possible to determine the impact of product differentiation on the threat of new entry.