WGU D080 LATEST UPDATE 2025
A car company wants to expand internationally but encounters much international competition to
reduce cost while responding to local needs.
Which strategy should the company use to meet this goal under these conditions? - ANSWER-
Transnational
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? - ANSWER-
Infrastructure
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? - ANSWER-Cost
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? - ANSWER-Cost
A chief executive officer (CEO) of a Scandinavian company sought to expand operations in Japan through
a joint venture. When the CEO asked the Japanese business owner whether she was committed to the
venture, the business owner responded with a flat-toned "yes." The outcome the CEO expected did not
happen, and the joint venture failed.
What was the CEO's misinterpretation in this communication? - ANSWER-The response indicated
agreement.
A coffee company received international criticism for an employee negatively responding towards a
customer. The response was said to be racially motivated. The company needs to take swift action to
improve how all employees in the organization are viewed by ethical consumers.
Which course of action should the company take to meet this goal? - ANSWER-Have employees attend
sensitivity training
A company decides to focus on economies of scale to decrease production costs and increase revenues.
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Why is this strategy effective? - ANSWER-Manufacturing in large quantities keeps costs low.
A company has decided that a foreign direct investment should be made during the next quarter to
strengthen the organization.
Which method should be used for this purpose? - ANSWER-Establishing a greenfield venture
A company is beginning to operate on a more complex global scale and needs a seamless integration of
all the data the business uses. This integration must include data from human resources (HR), employee
data, sales information, and development figures.
Which type of software solution should be used for this purpose? - ANSWER-Enterprise resource
planning
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? - ANSWER-Cultural training
A company is in a geographic area with low literacy levels, and the surrounding population does not
understand the benefits of a computer and the internet. Due to this lack of information, the individuals
are not able to use the digital technology to its full potential, and this is negatively impacting the
company's business plan.
Which type of divide must this company manage? - ANSWER-Usability
A company is reviewing how ethical consumerism is being addressed in the organization. It is hoping to
improve its awareness of this factor and how it will influence future business decisions.
How does this factor affect business decisions? - ANSWER-Companies must remember that their
consumers may care about more than just the final product.
A company needs an electronic filing system that collects and organizes information for analysis.
Which solution should be used for this purpose? - ANSWER-Database management system
A company operating in a foreign country hires and conducts business according to the cultural practices
in its home country.
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Which approach to human resource management is used by this company? - ANSWER-Ethnocentric
A company owner is considering manufacturing using a global standardization strategy to achieve
economies of scale.
Why is this strategy effective? - ANSWER-It manufactures the same product for all markets.
A company requires one employee to be responsible for maintaining a machine. Another employee is
responsible for maintaining accounting records for that machine.
Which internal control has the company implemented? - ANSWER-Segregating duties
A company that released a new vehicle marketed as being environmentally friendly is found to have
cheated when testing the vehicle's total emissions. The company would like to repair damage from the
negative publicity by changing its image and catering more to ethical consumers.
Which action should the company take to reach this goal? - ANSWER-Hire a new leader to send the
message that practices have changed
A company wants its expatriates to receive the best training to adapt to the local environment in the
host country.
What is the goal of this training? - ANSWER-Cultural agility
A company wants to gain market share but does not want to establish operations in other countries nor
tailor its products to the other countries.
Which entry strategy should the company use to meet this goal under these conditions? - ANSWER-
Export
A company wishes to expand internationally in countries that have high tariffs on the product the
company makes. The company decides to use foreign direct investment because the labor costs are low
and the country is politically stable.
Which type of production is the company using? - ANSWER-Production in the host country then local
retailing
, WGU D080 LATEST UPDATE 2025
A company wishes to make a foreign direct investment in a new country where it can make and test
products more easily. While local suppliers would not normally meet the requirements for its products,
this new plant will accept them.
Which factor affected the company's production location? - ANSWER-Innovation
A company would like to use a human resource approach that leads to more fluid movement among
employees and creates diversity in the workforce. Assignment decisions are made jointly by the
headquarters and the field offices.
Which human resource approach should be used by this company? - ANSWER-Geocentric
A company's chief executive officer (CEO) emphasizes to other executives in the foreign country's joint
venture that the CEO's culture should take precedence over other cultural systems since it is superior.
Which type of viewpoint is the CEO demonstrating regarding culture? - ANSWER-Ethnocentrism
A company's chief executive officer (CEO) wants to expand the company into China and is reviewing the
Chinese word guanxi, the basis of all business in that country.
Which English meaning must the CEO understand in regards to this Chinese concept? - ANSWER-You
owe me one.
A farmer sells sweet corn to customers at a local farmers market.
Which marketing channel is being used by the farmer? - ANSWER-Direct
A farmers market has many vendors and consumers who all sell and buy the same produce at the same
price.
Which type of market is represented? - ANSWER-Perfect competition
A fast food company seeks to expand internationally and changes its menu to appeal to the new
country's food tastes.
Which action is being sought by the company by making this change? - ANSWER-Local responsiveness
A car company wants to expand internationally but encounters much international competition to
reduce cost while responding to local needs.
Which strategy should the company use to meet this goal under these conditions? - ANSWER-
Transnational
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? - ANSWER-
Infrastructure
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? - ANSWER-Cost
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? - ANSWER-Cost
A chief executive officer (CEO) of a Scandinavian company sought to expand operations in Japan through
a joint venture. When the CEO asked the Japanese business owner whether she was committed to the
venture, the business owner responded with a flat-toned "yes." The outcome the CEO expected did not
happen, and the joint venture failed.
What was the CEO's misinterpretation in this communication? - ANSWER-The response indicated
agreement.
A coffee company received international criticism for an employee negatively responding towards a
customer. The response was said to be racially motivated. The company needs to take swift action to
improve how all employees in the organization are viewed by ethical consumers.
Which course of action should the company take to meet this goal? - ANSWER-Have employees attend
sensitivity training
A company decides to focus on economies of scale to decrease production costs and increase revenues.
,WGU D080 LATEST UPDATE 2025
Why is this strategy effective? - ANSWER-Manufacturing in large quantities keeps costs low.
A company has decided that a foreign direct investment should be made during the next quarter to
strengthen the organization.
Which method should be used for this purpose? - ANSWER-Establishing a greenfield venture
A company is beginning to operate on a more complex global scale and needs a seamless integration of
all the data the business uses. This integration must include data from human resources (HR), employee
data, sales information, and development figures.
Which type of software solution should be used for this purpose? - ANSWER-Enterprise resource
planning
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? - ANSWER-Cultural training
A company is in a geographic area with low literacy levels, and the surrounding population does not
understand the benefits of a computer and the internet. Due to this lack of information, the individuals
are not able to use the digital technology to its full potential, and this is negatively impacting the
company's business plan.
Which type of divide must this company manage? - ANSWER-Usability
A company is reviewing how ethical consumerism is being addressed in the organization. It is hoping to
improve its awareness of this factor and how it will influence future business decisions.
How does this factor affect business decisions? - ANSWER-Companies must remember that their
consumers may care about more than just the final product.
A company needs an electronic filing system that collects and organizes information for analysis.
Which solution should be used for this purpose? - ANSWER-Database management system
A company operating in a foreign country hires and conducts business according to the cultural practices
in its home country.
,WGU D080 LATEST UPDATE 2025
Which approach to human resource management is used by this company? - ANSWER-Ethnocentric
A company owner is considering manufacturing using a global standardization strategy to achieve
economies of scale.
Why is this strategy effective? - ANSWER-It manufactures the same product for all markets.
A company requires one employee to be responsible for maintaining a machine. Another employee is
responsible for maintaining accounting records for that machine.
Which internal control has the company implemented? - ANSWER-Segregating duties
A company that released a new vehicle marketed as being environmentally friendly is found to have
cheated when testing the vehicle's total emissions. The company would like to repair damage from the
negative publicity by changing its image and catering more to ethical consumers.
Which action should the company take to reach this goal? - ANSWER-Hire a new leader to send the
message that practices have changed
A company wants its expatriates to receive the best training to adapt to the local environment in the
host country.
What is the goal of this training? - ANSWER-Cultural agility
A company wants to gain market share but does not want to establish operations in other countries nor
tailor its products to the other countries.
Which entry strategy should the company use to meet this goal under these conditions? - ANSWER-
Export
A company wishes to expand internationally in countries that have high tariffs on the product the
company makes. The company decides to use foreign direct investment because the labor costs are low
and the country is politically stable.
Which type of production is the company using? - ANSWER-Production in the host country then local
retailing
, WGU D080 LATEST UPDATE 2025
A company wishes to make a foreign direct investment in a new country where it can make and test
products more easily. While local suppliers would not normally meet the requirements for its products,
this new plant will accept them.
Which factor affected the company's production location? - ANSWER-Innovation
A company would like to use a human resource approach that leads to more fluid movement among
employees and creates diversity in the workforce. Assignment decisions are made jointly by the
headquarters and the field offices.
Which human resource approach should be used by this company? - ANSWER-Geocentric
A company's chief executive officer (CEO) emphasizes to other executives in the foreign country's joint
venture that the CEO's culture should take precedence over other cultural systems since it is superior.
Which type of viewpoint is the CEO demonstrating regarding culture? - ANSWER-Ethnocentrism
A company's chief executive officer (CEO) wants to expand the company into China and is reviewing the
Chinese word guanxi, the basis of all business in that country.
Which English meaning must the CEO understand in regards to this Chinese concept? - ANSWER-You
owe me one.
A farmer sells sweet corn to customers at a local farmers market.
Which marketing channel is being used by the farmer? - ANSWER-Direct
A farmers market has many vendors and consumers who all sell and buy the same produce at the same
price.
Which type of market is represented? - ANSWER-Perfect competition
A fast food company seeks to expand internationally and changes its menu to appeal to the new
country's food tastes.
Which action is being sought by the company by making this change? - ANSWER-Local responsiveness
