Two barriers to entry over which a firm may exert some control
are excess capacity and advertising expenditure. Investment in
excess capacity indicates to a potential rival that entry will
likely be met with increased output and lower prices. Increases
in advertising expenditure force new entrants to spend large amounts
on advertising as well. Since the recovery value of a failed advertising
campaign is zero, this is one of the riskiest of all start up
costs.
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