Alice, the Global Marketing Director of a Multinational Electronic Goods

question 129

Multiple Choice

Alice, the global marketing director of a multinational electronic goods manufacturing firm, is assigned the task of expanding her firm in new markets. She learns that hiring labor is expensive and that the required technical manufacturing equipment is unavailable in the international market. In this scenario, which of the following is most likely affecting the global trade of Alice's firm?

• A) Lack of innovative ideas
• B) Increased dependence on one economy
• C) Limited access to factors of production
• D) Absence of plentiful capital

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