In Competing in Foreign Markets,companies Find It Advantageous to Concentrate

question 44

Multiple Choice

In competing in foreign markets,companies find it advantageous to concentrate their activities in a limited number of locations in all of these situations,except when

• A)there is a steep learning or experience curve associated with performing an activity in a single location (thus making it economical to serve the whole world market from just one or maybe a few locations).
• B)the costs of manufacturing or other activities are significantly lower in some geographic locations than in others.
• C)certain locations have superior resources,allow better coordination of related activities,or offer other valuable advantages.
• D)there are significant economies of scale in performing an activity.
• E)the addition of new production capacity will not adversely impact the supply-demand balance in the local market.

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