According to the Text,the Most Important Concerns Regarding the Costs

question 127

Multiple Choice

According to the text,the most important concerns regarding the costs of FDI for the home-country center on:

• A)the balance-of-payments and employment effects of outward FDI.
• B)the technology capture effect and the perceived loss of national sovereignty.
• C)the reverse-resource transfer effect and the exposure to foreign markets caused by FDI.
• D)the import of substantial input from abroad and being held to "economic ransom."

Calculate spending variances for different categories of costs.

Apply flexible budget formulas to determine expected costs based on planned activity levels.

Interpret the impact of activity level changes on budgeted costs.

Analyze the differences between actual and budgeted costs.