The following table summarizes the electric power generation industry in the U.S. from 1917 to 1927. 1927 1922 1917 6,452 5,124 1,418 5,952 $3,060,392,141 105,541 25,438,303,272 25,751,964,800 7,178,703 Number of establishments 4,335 6,355 4,389 1,966 5,444 $4,465,015,691 150,762 40,291,536,435 41,964,785,034 |12,709,868 Generating all or part of current 2,331 Purchasng all current 2,004 Number of separate generating stations Value of plant and equipment Total number of persons employed Current generated, killowatt-hours Current sold, killowatt-hours Number of customers 4,801 $9,297,458,356 |251,020 74,686,378,010 79,011,210,518 21,790,238 Which of the following properly characterizes what has been happening over the ten years? 111 A. Substitutes began to outnumber complements O B. Barriers to entry are decreasing OC. Buyer power is increasing OD. The industry in consolidating
The following table summarizes the electric power generation industry in the U.S. from 1917 to 1927. 1927 1922 1917 6,452 5,124 1,418 5,952 $3,060,392,141 105,541 25,438,303,272 25,751,964,800 7,178,703 Number of establishments 4,335 6,355 4,389 1,966 5,444 $4,465,015,691 150,762 40,291,536,435 41,964,785,034 |12,709,868 Generating all or part of current 2,331 Purchasng all current 2,004 Number of separate generating stations Value of plant and equipment Total number of persons employed Current generated, killowatt-hours Current sold, killowatt-hours Number of customers 4,801 $9,297,458,356 |251,020 74,686,378,010 79,011,210,518 21,790,238 Which of the following properly characterizes what has been happening over the ten years? 111 A. Substitutes began to outnumber complements O B. Barriers to entry are decreasing OC. Buyer power is increasing OD. The industry in consolidating
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![The following table summarizes the electric power generation industry in the U.S. from 1917
to 1927.
1927
1922
1917
Number of establishments
4,335
6,355
4,389
1,966
5,444
$4,465,015,691
150,762
40,291,536,435
41,964,785,034
|12,709,868
6,452
5,124
1,418
5,952
$3,060,392,141
105,541
25,438,303,272
25,751,964,800
7,178,703
Generating all or part of current 2,331
Purchasng all current 2,004
Number of separate generating stations
Value of plant and equipment
Total number of persons employed
Current generated, killowatt-hours
Current sold, killowatt-hours
Number of customers
4,801
$9,297,458,356
251,020
74,686,378,010
79,011,210,518
21,790,238
Which of the following properly characterizes what has been happening over the ten years?
A. Substitutes began to outnumber complements
B. Barriers to entry are decreasing
OC. Buyer power is increasing
OD. The industry in consolidating](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc81c1f7c-38c3-4c41-afbb-8544b2e473cf%2F8e7f53a1-d3b3-4e61-8d24-ce7db4d6b5fd%2Fi0yh98s_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The following table summarizes the electric power generation industry in the U.S. from 1917
to 1927.
1927
1922
1917
Number of establishments
4,335
6,355
4,389
1,966
5,444
$4,465,015,691
150,762
40,291,536,435
41,964,785,034
|12,709,868
6,452
5,124
1,418
5,952
$3,060,392,141
105,541
25,438,303,272
25,751,964,800
7,178,703
Generating all or part of current 2,331
Purchasng all current 2,004
Number of separate generating stations
Value of plant and equipment
Total number of persons employed
Current generated, killowatt-hours
Current sold, killowatt-hours
Number of customers
4,801
$9,297,458,356
251,020
74,686,378,010
79,011,210,518
21,790,238
Which of the following properly characterizes what has been happening over the ten years?
A. Substitutes began to outnumber complements
B. Barriers to entry are decreasing
OC. Buyer power is increasing
OD. The industry in consolidating
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