In the brewing industry, barriers to entry were high. Fixed costs increased as a percentage of revenue necessitating brewers to have higher production capacities/minimal efficient production scale to achieve economies of scale. According to the case, if a brewery were to double its scale they could cut capitol costs by 25%, whereas halving it would increase capitol costs by 33%. Many companies chose to expand and operate several breweries apiece. Multi-plant configurations reduced the risks of catastrophic shutdowns due to such things as strikes, fire or explosions. It also allowed for production of low-volume packages, while also allowing brewers to absorb the output repercussions of a large new brewery over several existing ones.

The rivalry among existing competitors was high as the number of brewers making less than one million barrels per year decreased from 90% in 1959 to 45% in 1983. Furthermore, since the domestic beer consumption was flat, rivalry among brewers was......

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