To Ensure That Companies Do Not Receive Patents in Countries

question 15

Multiple Choice

To ensure that companies do not receive patents in countries where they do not intend to set up production of the invention,some countries have a "working requirement," according to which:

• A) if the product is not profitable, it will not be granted a patent.
• B) patents in a country will only be granted to people who have been working in the country for at least one year.
• C) the invention must be manufactured in the country where the patent was granted within a specified period of time.
• D) the workers who manufacture the product must be from the country where the patent was granted.

Distinguish between investment centers, profit centers, and cost centers.

Calculate and interpret residual income.

Understand the concept of transfer pricing and its approaches.

Understand the use of the balanced scorecard in measuring financial and nonfinancial performance.

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