In Comparing Exporting to Direct Foreign Investment (DFI), an Exporting

question 19

Multiple Choice

In comparing exporting to direct foreign investment (DFI) , an exporting operation will likely incur ____ fixed production costs and ____ transportation costs than DFI.

• A) higher; higher
• B) higher; lower
• C) lower; lower
• D) lower; higher

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Definitions:

PLC Manufacturers

PLC manufacturers are companies that design, produce, and distribute programmable logic controllers (PLCs), which are industrial computer control systems used to automate a wide range of manufacturing and process control applications.

Method

Refers to a systematic way of doing things, often used in the context of a process, technique, or approach to achieve a specific result.

PLC

A Programmable Logic Controller, an industrial digital computer which has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes.

Scan

The process in which a PLC systematically checks its input conditions and updates its outputs accordingly, forming one cycle of its operation.