Which of the Following Is Not a Typical Reason for a Company

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a typical reason for a company to expand into the markets of foreign countries?

• A) To gain access to new customers
• B) To strengthen its capability to employ offensive strategies,especially those that involve preemptive strikes
• C) To achieve lower costs and enhance the firm's competitiveness
• D) To capitalize on company competencies and capabilities
• E) To spread business risk across a wider geographic market base

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure that indicates the extent of a linear relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1.

Best Fitting Line

A line that best represents the relationship between variables in a scatter plot, minimizing the distances of the data points from the line.

Covariance

A statistical measure indicating the extent to which two variables change together.

Distribution

The arrangement or pattern of how data points or values are spread out over a range of values.