An industry can be defined as a group of: a. companies offering products or services that are close substitutes for each other. b. brands that offer different products but are owned by a single firm. c. different kinds of companies that are based in the same geographic location. d. companies that are different but generate similar amounts of revenues. e. manufacturing plants of a single company.

A

Explanation:

An industry is a group of companies that provide good and services that are closely related. An example of an industry is the beauty industry. Companies that would be included in this industry would include companies that produce lipstick, powder, foundation, cream, exfoliators etc

Classification of industries

1. primary industry : they are involved in the getting of raw materials e.g. the fishing industry

2. secondary industry :  they make use of raw materials to manufacture products e.g. automobile industry

3. tertiary industry : they provide services e.g education industry

the answer choices are:

provides online banking

provides automatic payment services

provides home loans by using saving accounts

accept tax return refunds

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