When a Company Decides to Exit an Industry by Selling

question 75

Multiple Choice

When a company decides to exit an industry by selling off its business assets to another company, it is said to be using a(n) _____ strategy.

• A) market penetration
• B) divestment 
• C) niche
• D) downsizing 
• E) outsourcing

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Definitions:

Budget Process

The procedure by which governments create and approve a budget, detailing the planned revenues and expenditures for the upcoming fiscal period.

Providing Externalities

The act of producing results (positive or negative) that affect third parties who are not directly involved in the economic transaction.

Promoting Competition

Strategies and policies implemented to encourage rivalry among businesses, aimed at improving quality, lowering prices, and fostering innovation.

Public Goods

Public goods are commodities or services that are made available to all members of a society, typically free of charge, by the government or a not-for-profit organization, and are characterized by non-excludability and non-rivalrous consumption.