Multinational organizations generally spend more time and effort to identify and evaluate:

• A.External trends and events.
• B.Internal strengths and weaknesses.
• C.Break-even points.
• D.Internal risk factors.

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Which of the following performance measures would be appropriate for evaluating an investment center, which has responsibility for its revenues, costs, and investment base, but would not be appropriate for evaluating cost, revenue, or profit centers?

• A.Variance analysis.
• B.Residual income.
• C.A contribution margin income statement by segment.
• D.A flexible budget.

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Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for an industry that is in decline?

• A.Invest in research and development.
• B.Invest in marketing.
• C.Shift toward mass production.
• D.Control costs.

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Which of the following is a limiting factor for capacity expansion?

• A.Company diversification.
• B.Lack of credible market leader in the industry.
• C.Production orientation of management.
• D.Government pressure on organizations to increase or maintain employment.

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Which of the following distinguishes the added-value negotiation method from traditional negotiating methods?

• A.Each negotiator minimizes the information provided to the other party.
• B.Each negotiator starts with an offer, which is optimal from the negotiator's perspective.
• C.Each party adopts one initial position from which to start.
• D.Each party's negotiator presents a menu of options to the other party.

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