Foreign direct investment is:
A. investment that occurs when a firm runs its operation domestically, and sells its product abroad.
B. when foreign companies buy and operate physical capital within the United States.
C. when foreign companies buy physical capital from the United States.
D. investment that occurs when a firm runs part of its operation abroad or invests in another company abroad.
Answer: D
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A) will not change. B) will decrease. C) will also increase. D) will become zero.
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What will be an ideal response?