* idiomatic error or something else?

[harpreet1205]

Because of the enormous research and development expenditures required to survive in the electronics industry,
an industry marked by rapid innovation and volatile demand, such firms tend to be very large.

A. to survive
B. of firms to survive
C. for surviving
D. for survival
E. for firms' survival


I was stuck between B and E. The answer is B.

E is incorrect because the expression is unidiomatic or is there any other reason?

[RonPurewal]

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