An American manufacturer is setting up a manufacturing plant in China. A Chinese telecommunications worker has asked the American firm's agent to pay him a fee of $500 for setting up Internet service in the new plant. Under the FCPA, if the American agent pays the fee, it will be considered:
A) perfectly legal; the Chinese telecommunications firm deserves to be paid for its services
B) questionable; the American agent should confirm that this is the appropriate amount and person to pay for the service.
C) totally illegal; it is obviously a bribe.
D) none of the above.
B
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A. dissatisfied. B. satisfied. C. unmotivated. D. neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. E. stagnant.
Classical economists believe that the economy
A. is unable to return to equilibrium because wages and prices are sticky and do not adjust right away. B. will not return to equilibrium without government intervention. C. is unable to return to equilibrium because wages and prices are flexible. D. will return to equilibrium quickly without the need for government intervention.
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A. updating existing capabilities. B. refreshing existing capabilities. C. building resource capabilities from scratch so it is easy and less time-consuming. D. establishing a new arsenal of resource capabilities by phasing out existing capabilities. E. augmenting or recombining well-established capabilities with existing resources.
Restitution involves a return of consideration or its value to the aggrieved party
Indicate whether the statement is true or false