Sodiaal is a french cooperative that owns the name, the trade secrets, and the patents on yoplait yogurt. before it purchased a controlling stake in yoplait s. a.s. in 2011, general mills paid sodiaal for the right to sell yoplait yogurt in the united states. this is an example . licensing. b. a strategic alliance. c. exporting. d. a global joint venture. e. direct investment.

"in the electricity industry, low average total costs are obtained only through large-scale production. in other words, the initial cost of setting up all the necessary wiring makes it risky and, most likely, unprofitable for competitors to enter the market. throughout much of the 20th century, many people viewed south africa’s de beers group as a monopoly because it controlled a large percentage of diamond production and sales. patents are granted to inventors of a product or process for a certain number of years. the reason for this is to encourage innovation in the economy. without the existence of patents, it is argued, research and development for improved electronics is unlikely to take place, since there’s nothing preventing another firm from stealing the idea, copying the product, and producing it without incurring the devel opment costs."which of the following best explains the barriers to entry that exist in this scenario? increasing returns to scale legal barriers exclusive ownership of a necessary resource

Suppose that georgiania was a thriving empire in its golden age. business was booming and it was the center of international trade under the leadership of emperor raphael iii. his empire's pride and joy was the trading of green and black tea, and he decreed that their entire economy should be built around it. however, in the mid 1800s, georgiania experienced a severe economic downturn when the other nations of the world created an embargo on tea from georgiania, which led to civil strife due to thousands of workers being laid off.a downward fluctuation in the economy like this is known as a )the correct term is a key component )

Sri lanka is one of the major tea producing nations in the world. a substantial portion of the country's annual tea production gets exported to various countries, including the united arab emirates, russia, and other countries in the middle east. given the success in these countries, sri lanka decided to foray into the asian market. research evidence indicated that people in myanmar are major consumers of tea and that there is a high demand for tea in that country. this convinced industry experts in sri lanka that exporting to myanmar was a good idea. even though sri lankan tea was priced competitively, sales in myanmar turned out to be far lower than expected. which of the following, if true, could explain this outcome? a. myanmar exported a substantial amount of its annual tea production that year. b. the tea exported from sri lanka is of the highest quality. c. the myanmar government hiked the minimum wage for labor. d. people in myanmar are willing to pay more for their domestic tea brands than for foreign brands. e. sri lankan tea exports to other asian countries like india and china have also not been very successful.