Sarah Works at a U

question 137

Multiple Choice

Sarah works at a U.S.-based company that gets most of its sales from Europe, more than half of the company's managers are non-American, and its employees work in five different countries. Based on this information, Sarah works at a(n) :

• A) joint venture.
• B) bossless corporation.
• C) ethnocentric company.
• D) multinational corporation.
• E) transglobal corporation.

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Definitions:

Control Investment

An investment in which the buyer gains significant influence or control over the operations of the investee.

Acquisition Differential

The Acquisition Differential is the difference between the purchase price of a company and the fair value of its identifiable net assets at the time of acquisition.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net earnings not paid out as dividends, but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business, or to pay debt.

Cost Method

An accounting method used for recording investments, where the investment is recorded at purchase cost without subsequent change for market value fluctuations.