What Is the Activity That Occurs in Stage 1 of International

question 78

Multiple Choice

What is the activity that occurs in Stage 1 of international development?

• A) The company invests in production facilities in key countries.
• B) The company exports, but trade is minor and handled by an export department.
• C) The company establishes its own export division with sales offices in other countries.
• D) The company operates in a global industry and establishes worldwide human resources, R&D, and financing strategies.
• E) The company establishes local operating divisions in host countries to better serve individual country markets.

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin Ratio

The percentage of each dollar of sales that is available to apply to fixed costs and contribute to net income; calculated as unit contribution margin divided by unit selling price.

Unit Contribution Margin

The amount of revenue remaining per unit after deducting variable costs; calculated as unit selling price minus unit variable costs.

Unit Sales Price

The amount that a business charges for one unit of its product or service.

High-Low Method

A technique used in cost accounting to estimate variable and fixed costs based on the highest and lowest levels of activity.