Thanks to the Benefits of Outsourcing and Offshoring,manufacturing in the United

question 6

Multiple Choice

Thanks to the benefits of outsourcing and offshoring,manufacturing in the United States,as a percentage of GDP,has ______.

• A)declined from about 30% after World War II to 10% by 2008
• B)increased from about 10% after World War II to 30% by 2008
• C)declined from about 65% after World War II to 45% by 2010
• D)increased from about 45% after World War II to 65% by 2010

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Definitions:

SML Approach

Stands for Security Market Line, a graphical representation used in finance to demonstrate the relationship between risk and expected return of assets.

Systematic Risk

The risk inherent to the entire market or a market segment that cannot be mitigated through diversification, often influenced by factors like economic, political, and social changes.

Cost of Equity

The return a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements, often estimated using models like the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

Dividend Growth

Dividend growth is the rate at which a company's dividend payments to shareholders increase over time.