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1. Which is WRONG about international marketing:
- low unemployment and low inflation are attractive economic characteristics.
- well-developed countries account for 90% of the world’s population growth.
- products can be in different life cycle stages in different countries.
- transportation costs can be a barrier for small firms trying to enter foreign markets.
2. Which is WRONG about strategic alliances:
- strategic alliances can assist a company in overcoming trade barriers.
- in order for the alliance to persist, each partner must continue to see value in the relationship.
- successful alliances generally involve partners of about the same financial size.
- a strategic alliance can help to overcome absent key success factors in markets.
3. Marketers considering operations and trade with a specific country must consider whether the country is a trading bloc. A trading bloc is a group of countries:
- which have established a formal agreement to manage trade activities.
- using the same currency.
- which have similar cultural shopping patterns.
- which have similar political views.
4. Which is an advantage created by the adoption of the euro?
- Countries outside of Europe no longer face trade obstacles within Europe.
- A homogeneous European market has been created.
- It has decreased the annual combined GDP.
- European countries with previously weak currencies are more attractive markets.