Which Is Not True of Joint Ventures

question 5

Short Answer

Which is not true of joint ventures?
a. They are jointly owned by two or more parent companies.
b. They share risks with local partners.
c. They gain access o the local partner's knowledge about the host country.
d. They are politically less acceptable than wholly owned subsidiaries.
e. The goals of partners may diverge.

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Definitions:

Activity-based Costing

A costing method that identifies the activities in an organization and assigns the cost of each activity to all products and services according to the actual consumption by each.

Overhead Costs

Expenses related to the operation of a business that cannot be directly attributed to a specific product or service, such as rent, utilities, and administration expenses.

Activity Rate

The predetermined overhead rate used in activity-based costing to allocate costs to products or services based on specific activities.

Activity-based Costing

A costing method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities they require.