Factors Supporting Global Expansion for Multinational Companies

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What factor of production can the concept of arbitrage be applied to?

  • Land
  • Capital (correct)
  • Labor
  • Entrepreneurship

What does arbitrage involve apart from simple trading opportunities?

  • Risk-free transactions
  • Taking advantage of price differences (correct)
  • Long-term investments
  • Speculative investment

What is an example of arbitrage mentioned in the text?

  • Borrowing cheap capital to invest in a country with expensive capital (correct)
  • Buying and selling stocks on the same day
  • Trading goods between countries for profit
  • Investing in high-risk assets for potential high returns

In what way can a firm use arbitrage in the context of borrowing and investing?

<p>Borrowing in a country with expensive capital to fund a project in a country with cheap capital (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Can arbitrage only be applied to trading opportunities?

<p>No, it can be applied to any factor of production (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does arbitrage involve apart from simple trading opportunities?

<p>Utilizing any factor of production (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way can a firm use arbitrage in the context of borrowing and investing?

<p>Borrowing where capital is cheap and investing where capital is expensive (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor of production can the concept of arbitrage be applied to?

<p>Any factor of production (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Can arbitrage only be applied to trading opportunities?

<p>No, it can be applied to any factor of production (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of arbitrage mentioned in the text?

<p>Borrowing anywhere in the world where capital is cheap and using it to fund a project in a country where capital is expensive (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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