Whether buyer bargaining power poses a strong or weak source of competitive pressure on industry members depends in part on Multiple Choice whether demand-supply conditions represent a buyer's market or a seller's market. the degree to which buyers have any bargaining preferences and the extent to which buyers are price sensitive. whether entry barriers are high or low and the size of the pool of likely entry candidates. whether the overall quality of the items being furnished by industry members is rising or falling. how many buyers are engaged in collaborative partnerships with sellers