The Boomerang Effect

question 15

Multiple Choice

The boomerang effect

• A)the possibility that if the secret formula of Coca-Cola were leaked, that other firms would come up with similar products and hurt Coca-Cola's sales.
• B)the possibility that FDI in an undeveloped nation will lead to a group of workers who have enough money to afford the firm's products, leading to an increase of sales and increase of workers and so on.
• C)the possibility that FDI in an undeveloped nation will lead to a group of domestic workers no longer have enough money to afford the firm's products, leading to an decrease of sales.
• D)none of the above

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