When Foreign Firms Build Production Facilities in the United States

question 50

Multiple Choice

When foreign firms build production facilities in the United States, they are engaging in

• A) exporting.
• B) foreign direct investment.
• C) importing.
• D) countertrading.

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Definitions:

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A physiological feature of organisms that rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature.

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