(Figure: a Firm's Production with and Without Offshoring II) If

question 92

Multiple Choice

(Figure: A Firm's Production With and Without Offshoring II) If the home country offshores components to a foreign country and then exports R&D to the foreign country and imports components from the foreign country, then:

• A) the exchange is not a beneficial one for the home country.
• B) the exchange results in an increase in output at lower prices.
• C) consumers benefit due to this offshoring.
• D) the exchange results in an increase in output at lower prices and the consumers benefit due to this offshoring.

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