Buying Permanent Property and Businesses in Foreign Nations Is Known

question 120

Multiple Choice

Buying permanent property and businesses in foreign nations is known as what?

• A)foreign direct investment.
• B)strategic alliance.
• C)parent company investment.
• D)hostile takeover.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs related to the manufacturing process, such as utilities, maintenance, and salaries of supervisory personnel.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in manufacturing that vary with the level of production output, such as utilities and certain labor costs; they do not remain constant as production levels fluctuate.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Represents the indirect costs associated with manufacturing that do not vary with the level of production, such as factory rent, salaries of factory supervisors, and depreciation of factory equipment.

Machine-Hours

A unit of measure representing the operating time of machines used in the production of goods.