Jerzy wants to keep his overall costs down and to enter into the international marketplace slowly and carefully. he is considering the use of countertrade, where he would send his shoes to spain in return for high-quality spanish cowhides.
a. franchising
b. acquisition
c. joint venture
d. exporting

Beagle autos is known for its affordable and reliable brand of consumer vehicles. because its shareholders expect to see an improved rate of growth in the coming years, beagle's executives have decided to diversify the company's range of products so that at least 40 percent of the firm's revenue is generated by new business units. however, the company's resources, capabilities, and competencies are limited to producing other forms of motorized vehicles, such as motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (atvs). which type of corporate diversification strategy should beagle pursue?

Label each of the following statements true, false, or uncertain. explain your choice carefully. a. workers benefit equally from the process of creative destruction. b. in the past two decades, the real wages of low-skill u. s. workers have declined relative to the real wages of high-skill workers. c. technological progress leads to a decrease in employment if, and only if, the increase in output is smaller than the increase in productivity. d. the apparent decrease in the natural rate of unemployment in the united states in the second-half of the 1990s can be explained by the fact that productivity growth was unexpectedly high during that period.

If consumers start to believe they need a product, what is likely to happen? a. the demand becomes less elastic. b. the demand becomes more elastic. c. the supply decreases. d. the price decreases.