A Home Country Encourages Outflows of Foreign Direct Investment Because

question 11

Multiple Choice

A home country encourages outflows of foreign direct investment because it ________.

• A) helps in replacing jobs at home
• B) sends resources out of the home country
• C) tends to increase the long-term competitiveness of firms
• D) takes the place of all the exports and imports in the country

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Definitions:

Second Law

Typically refers to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time, indicating a tendency towards disorder or equilibrium.

Usable Energy

The portion of energy in a system that can be used to perform work or is available to be converted into work.

Thermodynamics

Principles governing energy transfer (often expressed in terms of heat transfer). See first law of thermodynamics and second law of thermodynamics.

Decreases

A reduction in size, amount, extent, or number.