As described in the Managerial Implication$"$Solving Coordination$$Problems$,"$ standard setting organizations$($SSOs$)$ facilitate agreement over technical standards between the member companies. Incorporating a particular technical standard in a product is costly$.$ By joining an SSO and adopting a technical standard supported by the$$SSO$,$ a manager ensures that other firms will use the same technical standard. Under what circumstances is this approach valuable to a$$manager$?$

Part $2$

Joining an SSO and adopting a technical standard supported by the SSO is valuable to a manager when

Part $3$

A$.$

their resources are insufficient to invest in their own technology.

B$.$

their company is attempting to violate antitrust laws without detection.

C$.$

their product needs to work with other products.

D$.$

their sales can be increased without collusion.