Some Service Activities Can Be More Successfully Offshored Than Manufacturing

question 54

Multiple Choice

Some service activities can be more successfully offshored than manufacturing because:

• A) the governments of those nations usually "look the other way" in these areas.
• B) there are no language barriers.
• C) services often do not require physical transportation, and communications costs have fallen dramatically.
• D) the United States is not prohibited from offshoring service work.

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Definitions:

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1933 Securities Act

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