Scenario: Blickinstock at the Crossroads

question 60

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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.
-A system of production in which each of a product's components is produced in the location where the cost of producing that component is lowest is called ________ production.

• A) rationalized
• B) craft
• C) job
• D) customized

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Definitions:

Acquisition

The process of acquiring control of another company or asset.

Economies of Scale

Refers to the cost advantage experienced by firms when production becomes efficient, as the scale of production increases, leading to a decrease in average costs per unit.

Horizontal Merger

A merger between companies in the same industry, often aiming to increase market share, reduce competition, or achieve economies of scale.

Synergy

The concept that the combined value and performance of two companies will be greater than the sum of the separate individual parts after a merger or acquisition.