Cost Cutting in International Operations Can Take Place Because of

question 37

Multiple Choice

Cost cutting in international operations can take place because of

• A) higher taxes and tariffs.
• B) higher wage scales.
• C) higher indirect costs.
• D) more stringent regulations.
• E) lower wages, lower indirect costs, and lower taxes and tariffs in another country.

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Definitions:

Nuclear Power Plants

Complexes that convert energy from nuclear fission into electrical energy, being a significant source of base-load electricity with low greenhouse gas emissions.

Mothballing

The practice of temporarily shutting down a facility or equipment but maintaining it in a condition that allows its future reuse.

Immediate Retrofitting

The quick adaptation or upgrading of existing structures or systems to improve efficiency, performance, or compliance with current standards and regulations.

Spent Fuel Reprocessing

The chemical treatment of used nuclear fuel to extract usable elements such as uranium and plutonium for re-use in reactors.