All of the Following Are Potential Advantages to Initiating, Continuing

question 25

Multiple Choice

All of the following are potential advantages to initiating, continuing, and/or expanding international operations EXCEPT

• A) Firms can gain new customers for their products.
• B) Foreign operations can absorb excess capacity, reduce unit costs, and spread economic risks over a wider number of markets.
• C) Foreign operations can allow firms to establish low-cost production facilities in locations close to raw materials and/or cheap labor.
• D) Foreign operations could be seized by nationalistic factions.
• E) Foreign operations may result in reduced tariffs, lower taxes, and favorable political treatment.

Understand the controversies and implications surrounding policies and practices affecting ethnic minorities in Canada.

Understand the role and legal effect of treaties in the U.S. legal system.

Recognize the existence and purpose of regional trade communities across the globe.

Comprehend the advisory capabilities of the International Court of Justice.

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Definitions:

Electric Currents

The flow of electric charge through a conductor, which can be used for power generation, heating, lighting, and as a signal in electronics.

Gill Arches

The skeletal elements supporting the gills in fish and some amphibians, essential for respiration in aquatic environments.

Cranium

The part of the skull that encloses the brain.

Pharyngeal Pouches

Embryonic structures in vertebrates that may develop into various parts of the face, neck, and respiratory system.