Why Do Firms Locate Production Overseas Rather Than Exporting Finished

question 86

Multiple Choice

Why do firms locate production overseas rather than exporting finished goods?

• A)Shipping costs
• B)Firms seek to extend corporate control overseas
• C)Imperfect factor markets
• D)all of the options

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Definitions:

Protostomes

A group of animals characterized by developing the mouth before the anus during embryonic development, includes mollusks and arthropods.

Determinate Cleavage

Type of cleavage, characteristic of protostomes, in which the fate of each cell is determined when the cell is produced. Compare with indeterminate cleavage.

Deuterostomes

A group of animals characterized by their embryonic development; during which the anus forms before the mouth.

Protostomes

Protostomes are a group of animals characterized by an embryonic development in which the mouth forms before the anus during early gastrulation.