CuberTech, an American Electronics Company, Set Up Its Production Facilities

question 119

Multiple Choice

CuberTech, an American electronics company, set up its production facilities in Chuaga, an Asian country, because the workers in Chuaga work for about one-third the pay of American workers. This substantially lowered CuberTech's cost of production. This scenario is an example of _____.

• A) direct investment
• B) a joint venture
• C) foreign outsourcing
• D) foreign franchising

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Definitions:

Valsalva Manoeuvre

Forceful exhalation against a closed glottis, which increases intrathoracic pressure and, thus, interferes with venous blood return to the heart.

Body Alignment

The proper positioning and arrangement of body parts to maintain posture and prevent injury.

Contractures

The permanent and painful tightening of muscles, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of the associated body part.

Flexor Muscles

Muscles that decrease the angle between the bones of a joint, thus performing a bending movement, usually found in the limbs.