Based on Observations of Firms That Have Successfully Invested Abroad,we

question 71

Multiple Choice

Based on observations of firms that have successfully invested abroad,we can conclude companies are more competitive when:

• A) facing sophisticated and demanding customers in the home market.
• B) surrounded by a critical mass of related industries and suppliers.
• C) located in countries that are naturally endowed with the appropriate factors of production.
• D) all of the above are true

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Definitions:

Extracellular Fluid

Fluid that exists outside the cells of an organism, including blood plasma, lymph, and interstitial fluid, providing a medium for transport of nutrients and waste.

Solute Concentration

The amount of a substance dissolved in a unit volume of solution, often referred to in terms of molarity, molality, or mass percent.

Hypertonic

A Hypertonic solution is one in which the concentration of solutes is greater outside the cell than inside it, leading to cell shrinkage.

Osmotic Pressure

Osmotic pressure is the pressure that must be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of water across a semipermeable membrane, driven by differences in solute concentration.