Freulia inc. manufactures and sells stationery and office supplies. the firm loses its competitive advantage with the entry of new competitors. in this case, in order to gain a sustainable competitive advantage, freulia inc. should: a) depend on government subsidies.
b) imitate the products of its competitors. c) build its own competitive advantages. d) aim at being the low-cost competitor in the industry.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position