What is direct foreign investment? What are the additional risks that a multinational corporation must consider

before undertaking direct investment in a foreign country?

What will be an ideal response?


Direct foreign investment is the purchase of plants and equipment in other countries. In addition to business risk and
financial risk, multinational corporations face political risk and exchange risk when investing abroad.

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Which activity is most appropriate for the first step of the career management process?

A. identifying the steps and timetable to reach a goal B. goal setting C. reality checking D. specifying the competencies to be developed E. self-assessment

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How can an ethical culture have a direct effect on the bottom line of an organization?

What will be an ideal response?

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Explain the different stages in a product's life cycle

What will be an ideal response?

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Landmark Corp. buys $350,000 of Schroeter Company's 8%, 5-year bonds payable at par value on September 1. Interest payments are made semiannually. Landmark plans to hold the bonds for the 5-year life. The journal entry to record the purchase should include:

A. A debit to Short-Term Investments-AFS $350,000. B. A debit to Debt Investments-AFS $350,000. C. A debit to Cash $350,000. D. A debit to Short-Term Investments-Trading $350,000. E. A debit to Debt Investments-HTM $350,000.

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