There are over 100 companies that manufacture natural and artificial flavorings used to enhance the taste of food before it is sold to consumers. many of these manufacturers are regional operations and differentiate themselves from the competition by specializing in one or two types of foods for which they provide flavorings. some use their distribution strategies as a means of differentiating themselves from their competition. this industry is most likely an example of:

The answer is Monopolistic Combination.

Explanation:

Monopolistic Competition is simply called the Imperfect Competition Products sold by these companies are different from each other. The products are not the perfect substitutes. These companies produce almost same products but with differentiated qualities.

Now in this example, 100 companies are manufacturing natural and artificial flavorings. These companies differentiated themselves by specializing in one or two types of foods for which they provide flavorings. So the product is same, but the specialization is different.

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