Identify the Firm That Is Using an Arm's-Length Relationship to Establish

question 62

Multiple Choice

Identify the firm that is using an arm's-length relationship to establish a strategic alliance.

• A)Ochre Inc. manufactures all the components required for production within the firm.
• B)Sapphire Inc. acquires the production facility of Brick Corp. to enter a foreign market.
• C)Jade Corp. sends out a bid to suppliers for raw materials required for production.
• D)Leo Corp. forms a twenty-year contract with a wholesaler to sell its goods.

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Schedules

A reinforcement schedule in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of response.

Reinforcement Schedules

Involves the structured application of rewards or punishments to modulate behavior within a learning process, emphasizing the timing and frequency.

Rates of Response

The speed or frequency with which an organism responds to a stimuli in behavioral psychology, or the reply frequency in survey research.

Instrumental Conditioning

A method of modifying the intensity of a behavior through the use of either rewards or penalties.