The basic strategy options for local companies in competing against global challengers include a. best-cost provider, focused low cost, and low-cost leadership strategies. b. export strategies, licensing strategies, and cross-border transfer strategies. c. utilizing keen understanding of local customer needs and preferences to create customized products or services, developing business models to exploit shortcoming in local infrastructure, and using acquisitions and rapid growth to defend against expansion-minded multinationals. d. franchising strategies, multidomestic strategies keyed to product superiority, global low-cost leadership strategies, and cross-border coordination strategies. e. focused differentiation and broad differentiation strategies.

The business cycle is the periodic but irregular up-and-down movement in economic activity, measured by fluctuations in real gross domestic product (gdp) and other macroeconomic variables. a business cycle is typically characterized by four phases—recession, recovery, growth, and decline—that repeat themselves over time. economists note, however, that complete business cycles vary in length. the duration of business cycles can be anywhere from about two to twelve years, with most cycles averaging six years in length. some business analysts use the business cycle model and terminology to study and explain fluctuations in business inventory and other individual elements of corporate operations. but the term "business cycle" is still primarily associated with larger (industry-wide, regional, national, or even international) business trends.

Point a before being rotated = (1,-2)a point (x,y) is rotated counterclockwise by 90°. the result will be (-y,x)if point (1,-2) rotated counterclockwise by 90°, the result  will be (2,1)answer: a. (2,1)