Although Sharing Resources Among the Different Businesses Within the Multibusiness

question 26

Multiple Choice

Although sharing resources among the different businesses within the multibusiness corporation can offer substantial cost economies,these savings are often offset by:

• A)Internal conflicts between divisional managers
• B)The need for each business to have resources and facilities that are specialized to its own requirements
• C)The costs of coordinating such resource sharing
• D)The unwillingness of each business to pay for the maintenance of common resources.

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