Boeing does not manufacture all the components of the Dreamliner at its own factory in the United States because? _________.

a. Being wants to provide as many jobs as possible around the world
b. Workers around the world have better skills than American workers
c. Being pays lower taxes when it imports components
d. Being wants to produce the Dreamliner at the least possible cost. To do so Boeing buys from the firms that have the lowest costs for delivering the components


Answer: d. Being wants to produce the Dreamliner at the least possible cost. To do so Boeing buys from the firms that have the lowest costs for delivering the components

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