It Is Difficult to Determine If Foreign Companies Are Selling

question 33

Multiple Choice

It is difficult to determine if foreign companies are selling their products for prices below their costs of production because

• A)the true costs of production are difficult to calculate.
• B)the firms have no legal obligation to reveal this information.
• C)costs are calculated in the firms' local currencies.
• D)domestic taxes increase the firms' costs but it is difficult to determine the incidence of these taxes.

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