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WorksheetsBusiness Management- Chapter 9 Test Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Foreign investment occurs when firms from one country build new plants in another country.
True
False
Goods and services that are sold to other countries are called exports.
True
False
A country earns revenue by imposing tariffs on foreign goods.
True
False
When dumping occurs, the price of the goods in a foreign market drops.
True
False
Tariffs have a tendency to lower the price of foreign products.
True
False
Nontariff barriers are designed to protect foreign producers.
True
False
Trading blocs have discouraged global trade and investment.
True
False
When sales at home begin to lag, American firms have shipped their products overseas.
True
False
When more money leaves a country that comes in, a balance of payments surplus occurs.
True
False
A country with a prolonged trade surplus may find it difficult to pay its bills.
True
False
A form of international business whereby firms agree to cooperate on certain aspects of business while remaining competitors on other aspects is a
joint venture
wholly owned subsidiary
strategic alliance
host firm
The branches of an international firm are called
subsidiaries
parent firms
foreign firms
alliances
The international organization that creates and enforces rules concerning trade among countries is the
European Union
World Trade Organization
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
What effect do tariffs have on the prices of foreign products?
Prices increase.
Prices increase on some products and decrease on others.
Prices decrease.
Prices increase more than they would with quota restrictions.
The value of an English pound relative to the euro is its
capital account
trade value
exchange rate
purchasing power
What can be said about dumping?
The selling price in the foreign country will be above cost.
The selling price in the foreign country will be higher than what is charged in the home country.
The selling price will not change.
The selling price is designed to drive domestic producers out of the market.
When an American company allows a Japanese company to produce and sell in Japan a product the American company invented, his arrangement is known as
a joint venture
a strategic alliance
exporting
international licensing
Before an American company can sell its left-side steering wheel motor vehicle to Ireland, it must change the steering wheel to the right side. This restriction imposed by Ireland is called
a sanction
a nontariff barrier
an embargo
an injuction
A company is headquartered in the UK with a subsidiary in Qatar. What is Qatar called?
the host country
the parent country
the home country
the licensee
In a low-context culture such as the United States, communication would likely be
vague
indirect
direct
ambiguous
American companies cannot conduct business in North Korea because of
an embargo
nontariff barriers
high tariffs
government quotas
During the start-up phase of foreign operations, firms tend to reply on managers
from subsidiaries
from the host country
who speak the native language
from the home country
If a US company overproduces, the best way to dispose of its surplus goods profitably is to
create a trading bloc to create a demand for the goods.
sell the surplus goods abroad.
advertise widely to attract buyers.
drop the price of the surplus goods to attract buyers.
When a country specializes in providing products or services more efficiently than can other countries, it is practicing the theory of
comparative advantage
balance of trade
balance of surplus
product life cycle
Introduction, growth, maturity, and decline are elements of
comparative advantage
a product's life cycle
the balance of trade
supply and demand
What are the two parts of the balance of payments statement?
investment account
capital account
budget account
current account
Countries with prolonged trade deficits
have no need to restrict foreign business activities in their countries.
may not have to restrict the outward flow of money.
may not have to limit international trade.
may not be able to pay their bills.
Investment funds coming into and going out of a country are recorded in the
current account
capital account
surplus account
deficit account
Limits placed on the quantity of items permitted to enter a country.
quota
tariff
embargo
imports
Occurs when a government bars companies from doing business with particular countries.
embargo
tariff
quota
euro
Single new currency adopted by many EU members.
euro
subsidiaries
exchange rate
quota
Goods and services purchased from other countries.
imports
exports
exchange rate
joint venture
Value of one country's currency expressed in the currency of another country.
exchange rate
euro
embargo
quota
Foreign locations where a company has facilities.
host country
home country
imports
embargo
Taxes on foreign goods that protect domestic industries and earn revenue.
tariffs
quota
embargo
euro
Arrangement in which two or more firms share profits and the costs of doing business.
joint venture
subsidiaries
host country
licensing
Country in which a company has its headquarters.
home country
host country
joint venture
exchange rate
Foreign branches of a company that are registered as independent legal entities.
subsidiaries
host country
home country
joint venture
