WGU D080 Study Guide | Updated Practice Questions & Rationales 2025–2026 (A+ Preparation)

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WGU D080 Managing in a Global Business Environment (NEW UPDATED
VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR




A company is considering establishing a subsidiary in a new host country and wishes to
prepare its expatriates to adapt to the local environment.

How should this company prepare its expatriates?



Negotiation

Operational training

Repatriation

Cultural Training - CORRECT ANSWER Cultural training



QUESTION :What happens to consumer surplus when tariffs and quotas are
discontinued? - CORRECT ANSWER They increase



QUESTION :Which type of tariff is put in place to specifically ensure that domestic
industries are given an advantage? - CORRECT ANSWER Protective



QUESTION :What is a benefit of implementing a system of free trade? - CORRECT
ANSWER Reduced tariffs would result in lower costs of imported raw materials.




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QUESTION :How are free trade agreements handled differently than treaties in the
United States? - CORRECT ANSWER Treaties must be approved by the Senate,
whereas a free trade agreement must pass both houses of Congress.



QUESTION :Treaties must be approved by the Senate, whereas a free trade agreement
must pass both houses of Congress. - CORRECT ANSWER Tariffs



QUESTION :An airplane manufacturer outsources the manufacture of some its parts and
sub-assemblies. They are then returned to the manufacturer's main plant for final
assembly. - CORRECT ANSWER Value chain



QUESTION :Country A exports more goods to Country B than it imports from Country
B. Country A receives more monetary gain by using this practice.

Which relationship does Country A have with Country B? - CORRECT ANSWER
Trade surplus



QUESTION :Country A has been criticized by other countries for giving generous tax
credits to its corn farmers, which in turn, enables the country's farmers to sell corn on the
international markets cheaper than all other countries.

Which term is used by other countries to describe this practice? - CORRECT ANSWER
Government subsidies



QUESTION :A farmer knows that it takes 100 hours of labor to produce 100 bushels of
corn. It only takes 50 hours of labor to produce 100 bushels of soy. Currently, a bushel of
corn is selling at three times a bushel of soy.

Which type of cost should the farmer use to determine what to plant? - CORRECT
ANSWER Opportunity



QUESTION :A country produces goods more efficiently than all other countries in the
same industry.


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Which type of advantage does this country have? - CORRECT ANSWER Absolute



QUESTION :Country A exports farming equipment to Country B, while Country B
exports car manufacturing equipment to Country A. Both countries are highly developed
and could develop these industries separately but instead made the decision to export and
import these products from each other.

Which unique condition caused this practice between the two countries? - CORRECT
ANSWER Skill specialization



QUESTION :A company produces the same product over and over, and it has caused the
manufacturing cost of the product to become cheaper and more competitive in
international markets than similar products in the industry.

Which approach is this company using to achieve this ability? - CORRECT ANSWER
Economies of scale



QUESTION :A country with a new economy implemented trade protectionism in relation
to countries with more developed economies.

Why did the country take this action? - CORRECT ANSWER To restrict
international economic trade



QUESTION :How do anti dumping laws protect a domestic market? - CORRECT
ANSWER They prevent foreign companies from selling goods and services at or below
cost.



QUESTION :How do Congress and the Department of Agriculture use quotas to their
advantage? - CORRECT ANSWER To increase domestic prices to specific levels to
make products profitable




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QUESTION :Which strategy should a government use to offset the cost of manufacturing
domestically? - CORRECT ANSWER Subsidies



QUESTION :Which type of globalization refers to the international movement of goods,
capital, and services? - CORRECT ANSWER Economic



QUESTION :The CEO of an international company reminds the executive vice presidents
that while the company may do good while performing corporate social responsibilities, the
business has one ultimate goal since it is engaged in commercial activities with corporate
shareholders.

Which ultimate goal is the CEO emphasizing to the executive vice presidents? -
CORRECT ANSWER Profitability



QUESTION :A CEO decides to expand the company's business internationally by
purchasing production capability in another country, including the foreign country's
buildings and equipment.

Which type of market entry is the CEO using? - CORRECT ANSWER Direct
investment



QUESTION :A CEO seeks to better use the economies of scale and scope of production to
increase the international company's profits.

Which type of globalization driver is the CEO seeking to use? - CORRECT ANSWER
Cost



QUESTION :A CEO is discussing an expansion of production of a company's highly
perishable dairy line in a country that can offer low labor costs and good internet
connections. The country has no highways, and roads are poorly maintained.

Which challenge to international business expansion do the road conditions present? -
CORRECT ANSWER Infrastructure




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