"Up for Debate: Does Nonprice Competition Waste Resources?" argues that
A) packaging contributes to a waste of resources.
B) nonprice competition has created a greater variety and number of choices in consumer products.
C) nonprice competition uses resources that could be put into better sustainability practices.
D) all of the above.

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Nonprice competition involves strategies other than price to attract customers, such as product differentiation, marketing, and packaging. All the statements (A, B, C) are aspects of how nonprice competition can lead to resource use in ways that might not be the most efficient or sustainable, thus contributing to waste, offering a greater variety of products, and potentially diverting resources from more sustainable practices.

"Up for Debate: Does Nonprice Competition Waste Resources?" Argues That