Scenario: Blickinstock at the Crossroads

question 54

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Blickinstock at the Crossroads
Auto parts supplier, Blickinstock Ltd., would like to expand its presence in Latin America. To that end, Blickinstock is trying to decide whether to purchase an existing company in a remote region of Argentina or build its own subsidiary. Keith Moon, Blickinstock's vice president of global business development, will be making a presentation to the board outlining the company's options.
-Why should Blickinstock consider building its own subsidiary?

• A) The company may inherit obsolete equipment if it goes ahead with the purchase.
• B) Blickinstock may find relations are poor with workers at the proposed acquisition.
• C) The proposed acquisition is located in a somewhat unsuitable location because of its remoteness.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

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Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of evolutionary influences.

Recessive Allele

Recessive allele refers to an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when it is paired with an identical allele (that is, in homozygous states).

Frequency-Dependent Selection

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