Identify which of the following statements is false:Select one:a. Related product diversification takes place when a firm enters a new industry that lacksimportant similarities with its current businesses.b. Increasing efficiency by combining the related value chain activities of separate businesses isone of the potential benefits of related product diversification.C. The attractiveness test, the cost-of-entry test and the better-off test conform to Porter's threeessential tests.d. Growth is one of the reasons why firms diversify their business portfolios.

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