Although Apple Computers Has a Profit Margin Significantly Greater Than

question 17

True/False

Although Apple Computers has a profit margin significantly greater than that of a long-time industry giant such as IBM, IBM continues to have a higher return on equity than Apple. The primary reason for this unusual condition is that IBM has a much greater equity than Apple.

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Exports

Exports are goods or services produced in one country and sold to buyers in another, contributing to a nation's GDP and influencing its balance of trade.

Produced Domestically

Goods or services that are manufactured or created within a country's borders.

Production Possibilities Frontier

A graphical representation that shows the maximum number of possible goods and services that a country can produce given its resources and technology.

Absolute Advantages

The capacity of a country or entity to produce a good or service more efficiently than others, using the same amount of resources or less.