What Is Meant by "Outsourced

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is meant by "outsourced"?

• A) Terminating one's employment
• B) Foreign businesses coming into the U.S. to employ American workers
• C) Replacing U.S. high-wage workers with low-wage foreign workers
• D) Looking outside of your company for sources of parts

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Definitions:

Target Firm

In mergers and acquisitions, the company that is being considered or has been chosen for a takeover by another company.

NPV

Net Present Value; a financial metric that calculates the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.

Shares Outstanding

Refers to the total number of shares issued by a corporation that are currently owned by investors, including restricted shares owned by company insiders.

Market Price

Market price is the current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.