Claire Presented to Her Boss the Possibility of Building a New

Claire presented to her boss the possibility of building a new manufacturing plant to serve a new, hot market. Her boss replied, "Claire, I can't support that. Three multinational firms, who are world-class in terms of global reach, influence, stability, and financial depth, will be competing for that market. Not only would we be a new entrant to the playing field, the barriers to entry are just too high for us. We are small and financial resource-limited, so we would be challenged to meet the market's ________ requirements."

A) capital
B) demographic
C) buffering
D) domain selection
E) public relations