Sterling Auto International (Scenario)

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Sterling Auto International (Scenario)
Sterling Auto International is a successful car manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Over the past year, the company implemented multiple efforts to expand its overseas operations. At a recent shareholder's meeting, attendees questioned the CEO's motivations for authorizing certain aspects of the expansion efforts.
-One shareholder questioned the CEO's rationale for beginning an exploratory effort to establish a new manufacturing plant in India. The CEO responded by explaining that India was an untapped market with a high demand for products such as those produced by Sterling. His rationale represented an example of which of the following reasons for international expansion?

• A) investing in a potentially rewarding relationship with a foreign partner
• B) gaining access to lower-cost or better-value factors of production
• C) seeking opportunities for growth through market diversification
• D) better serving key customers that have relocated abroad

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