Low$-$cost leaders who have the lowest industry costs are likely to

Select one:

A$.$

be favorites to win the game of strategy in the long run.

B$.$

have out$-$managed rivals in finding ways to perform value chain activities more cost$-$effectively.

C$.$

understand that driving costs to the lowest possible level is the only way to sell cheap products to consumers.

D$.$

understand that they have lower bargaining power with suppliers than rivals who employ a different strategy.

E$.$

be considering exiting the current product market and use their competitive low$-$cost strength to gain a competitive advantage in other product arenas.