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Why do developing countries specialize in certain business services?

A.
Back-office jobs are ideal for non-English speakers.

B.
Workers in developed countries are unwilling to do these jobs.

C.
Their lower costs and decreased regulation appeal to businesses.

D.
Companies do not need to pay taxes on money earned overseas.

E.
Local business customers have dramatically increased in these countries.

A tech company based in the United States had the same gross income in 2016 and 2017. In late 2016, it created a subsidiary in Qatar. In the 2017 tax year, it paid 25 percent less in taxes. Which statement BEST explains this?

A.
The subsidiary in Qatar is not doing as well financially.

B.
Labor in Qatar costs less, so expenses for workers decreased.

C.
The tech company lost money due to the purchase of the Qatar facility.

D.
The company created the subsidiary to take advantage of Qatar’s lower tax rate.

E.
It did not have to pay taxes on the income when it brought it back to the United States.

Which of the following are types of back-office functions that are commonly outsourced to developing countries?

A.
leadership roles like CEO, COO, and CFO

B.
labor involved in agriculture and food processing

C.
administrative, customer support, and clerical activities

D.
assembly work and picking and packing at fulfillment centers

E.
manual labor jobs in textile and automobile manufacturing plants

Which type of jobs now make up about half of employment in the United States?

A.
agriculture

B.
manufacturing

C.
public services

D.
business services

E.
consumer services

A superstore in an urban area sells groceries, clothes, and household goods, drawing customers from as far as 5 miles away. A convenience store within that radius sells only basic items and has a customer base that lives within 2 miles. This exemplifies which model of customer service distribution?

A.
central place theory

B.
the primate-city rule

C.
rank-size distribution

D.
globalization model

E.
hinterland distribution

The gravity model of service markets explains the best location for a consumer service based on which two factors?

A.
the density of the local population and the ranking of the nearest global city

B.
the number of people in the market area and the distance they must travel

C.
the population of the urban center and their average purchasing power

D.
the cost of transportation and the average time to get to the location

E.
the cost of local labor and the strictness of regulatory laws

The United States is a rank-size rule country, and New York, its largest city, has a population of about 8 million people. What should be the approximate population of the fourth-largest city in the United States?

A.
5 million

B.
4 million

C.
3 million

D.
2 million

E.
0.5 million

Global cities can be differentiated from other cities or urban settlements by their

A.
classification as primate-rule cities.

B.
population, which must exceed 5 million.

C.
location at international ports or other hubs of international shipping and product diffusion.

D.
high number of international business and consumer services and impact on the global economy.

E.
cultural attractions, which generate global tourism and thus a large proportion of the national GDP.

1 answer

1. Why do developing countries specialize in certain business services?

Answer:
C. Their lower costs and decreased regulation appeal to businesses.

2. A tech company based in the United States had the same gross income in 2016 and 2017. In late 2016, it created a subsidiary in Qatar. In the 2017 tax year, it paid 25 percent less in taxes. Which statement BEST explains this?

Answer:
D. The company created the subsidiary to take advantage of Qatar’s lower tax rate.

3. Which of the following are types of back-office functions that are commonly outsourced to developing countries?

Answer:
C. administrative, customer support, and clerical activities

4. Which type of jobs now make up about half of employment in the United States?

Answer:
D. business services

5. A superstore in an urban area sells groceries, clothes, and household goods, drawing customers from as far as 5 miles away. A convenience store within that radius sells only basic items and has a customer base that lives within 2 miles. This exemplifies which model of customer service distribution?

Answer:
A. central place theory

6. The gravity model of service markets explains the best location for a consumer service based on which two factors?

Answer:
B. the number of people in the market area and the distance they must travel

7. The United States is a rank-size rule country, and New York, its largest city, has a population of about 8 million people. What should be the approximate population of the fourth-largest city in the United States?

Answer:
D. 2 million

8. Global cities can be differentiated from other cities or urban settlements by their

Answer:
D. high number of international business and consumer services and impact on the global economy.
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