Lobelia's Nursery and Garden Resource Center has long provided high-quality, typical types of seasonal bedding plants to customers in the Mobile, Alabama, metropolitan area.It has traditionally competed with the other plant nurseries within a 50-mile radius of Mobile.Recently, Lobelia has opened a branch in Fairfax, Virginia.Lobelia's research shows that most Fairfax nurseries have only one location.Lobelia can expect the local Fairfax nurseries to:
A) be unmotivated to respond because their market position is not threatened by a new competitor from out of town.
B) respond with fierce attacks because of resource dissimilarity.
C) respond aggressively because of high market dependence.
D) take no competitive response because of the lack of mutual interdependence among the nurseries.

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Local Fairfax nurseries are likely to respond aggressively due to high market dependence, as they rely heavily on their local customer base and may feel threatened by a new competitor entering their market.

Lobelia's Nursery and Garden Resource Center Has Long Provided High-Quality