The purchase of less than 10 percent of the shares of ownership in a company in another country is known as
A) portfolio investment.
B) an ineffective method for encouraging economic growth.
C) foreign direct investment.
D) a hostile takeover.
A
You might also like to view...
Which of the following are typically financed in a "bond market"?
i. a mortgage for a house ii. state government borrowing for a new road project iii. your purchase of 4000 shares of stock in Google A) ii and iii B) ii only C) i only D) i and iii E) i and ii
A perfectly competitive firm's demand curve is
A) upward sloping. B) downward sloping. C) a vertical line. D) a horizontal line.
Which of the following is a difference between monopoly and perfect competition?
a. Positive economic profits earned by perfectly competitive firms result in deadweight loss, while positive economic profits earned by a monopoly result in the production of a socially efficient output level. b. Positive economic profits earned by firms in a perfectly competitive market attract new firms into the market, causing profits to increase over time, while barriers to entry protect a monopolist's profits. c. Positive economic profits earned by a monopolist attract new firms into the industry, while barriers to entry protect profits of a perfectly competitive firm. d. Positive economic profits earned by firms in a perfectly competitive market attract new firms into the market, causing profits to decrease over time, while barriers to entry protect a monopolist's profits.
In the United States, which of the following is not directly determined by U.S. income?
A. imports B. exports C. consumption D. income tax revenue