Japan's Giant Matsushita Electric Company Achieved Scale Economies by Exporting

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Multiple Choice

Japan's giant Matsushita Electric Company achieved scale economies by exporting VCRs,televisions,and other consumer electronics products throughout the world from world-scale factories in Japan.This is an example of the fact that:

• A) scale economies were a cornerstone of Japanese success in the 1970s and 1980s.
• B) leverage from scale economies is not limited to manufacturing.
• C) a global company can achieve the same economies on a global scale.
• D) the larger scale of the global company also creates opportunities to improve corporate staff competence and quality.
• E) all of the above

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