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Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause fierce rivalry between competitors of an industry?

   

Exit barriers in the industry are low
   

Fixed costs in the industry are low
   

Competitors are differentiated from each other
   

Competition is based on the uniqueness of the industry's offerings
   

The growth rate of demand for the industry's offerings is low

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