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Question 41 2 pts

The various opportunities and threats that face multinational corporations are almost limitless, and the number and complexity of these factors ________ the number of products and the number of geographic areas served.

decrease dramatically with

are constant despite

are unaffected by

drastically increase with

drop slightly with

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Question 42 2 pts

Which of the following nations has the highest corporate tax rate?

Germany

The USA

France

Great Britain

Ireland

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Question 43 2 pts

Joint ventures and partnerships between domestic and foreign firms are

increasingly difficult to engineer.

falling out of favor.

the exception rather than the rule.

extremely commonplace.

subject to too many regulations to be feasible.

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Question 44 2 pts

________ can enable firms to learn the technology, culture, and business practices of other people and to make contacts with potential customers, suppliers, creditors, and distributors in foreign countries.

Low-cost production facilities

Joint ventures

Economies of scale

Domestic operations

Reduced tariffs

Answer 1

1) The various opportunities and threats that face multinational corporations are almost limitless, and the number and complexity of these factors ________ the number of products and the number of geographic areas served.

drastically increase with

each firm has some strength and weaknesses. Similarly, it also has opportunities and threats which are considered as external factors. If the company decides to remain limited by operations and offerings then it could lose many opportunities and scalability of operations. However, if it decides to expand by offering more products and serving many markets then affecting factors increases drastically.

2) Which of the following nations has the highest corporate tax rate?

France

Asia and Europe generally rank at the top as these countries have often very high tax rate. The corporate tax rate is highest in the UAE. While in Europe, the highest tax rate is in Malta followed by France.
All other countries mentioned above have a lower tax rate than that of France.

3) Joint ventures and partnerships between domestic and foreign firms are

extremely commonplace.

A joint venture is preferred by many companies which enables two companies to share their resources, expertise and achieve higher quality with lower cost. The JV can be between any two or more firms but domestic and foreign companies are suitable for JV.
The foreign company can access facilities of the domestic firm while the domestic company can have better technology as well as management expertise of the foreign company.

4) ________ can enable firms to learn the technology, culture, and business practices of other people and to make contacts with potential customers, suppliers, creditors, and distributors in foreign countries.

Joint ventures

A joint venture is an arrangement between 2 or more firms where they share their resources and can benefit from the expertise of each other. A firm with higher R&D expertise can thus create a JV with a firm having better distribution and marketing network and each company can benefit from this synergy. They can also get to know the corporate culture, business practices and people of each other.