WGU D080 EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Globalization - ANS Worldwide interconnections in virtually every sphere of activity including
the spread of products, technology, information, and job opportunities. Globalization can result
in blurred boundaries between nations, organizations, and investors
trade - ANS The action of buying and selling goods and services
capital - ANS Financial assets such as funds but also equipment, facilities, and other means of
production
outsource - ANS To obtain goods or services from an outside or foreign supplier
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) - ANS Not for profit organizations that are
independent of the government and are active in humanitarian causes
Which type of globalization refers to the international movement of goods, capital, and
services? - ANS Economic
patents - ANS Protects inventions and improvements to existing inventions for a limited
period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of those inventions
copyrights - ANS A government authority or license giving the owner of an invention the right
to exclude others from making or selling the invention for a set period of time
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,trademarks - ANS Protection for any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination used in
commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods
manufactured or sold by others
assets - ANS A useful or valuable thing; something you own such as building, inventory, or
cash
liabilities - ANS Being responsible for a debt or financial obligation, something you owe
financial instrument - ANS A monetary contract between parties
multinational firms - ANS A large corporation incorporated in one country which produces or
sells goods or services in various countries
The 5 Stages of going Global - ANS Stage 1 ~ Market Entry
Stage 2 ~ Product Specialization
Stage 3 ~ Value Chain Disaggregation
Stage 4 ~ Value Chain Reengineering
Stage 5 ~ Creation of New Markets
Economies of scale - ANS A proportionate savings in costs gained by an increased level of
production
Economies of scope - ANS To develop efficiencies in terms of variety not volume
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? - ANS Cost
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,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? - ANS Cost
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? -
ANS Infrastructure
Six Sigma - ANS A method that provides tools for organizations to increase performance and
decrease process variation
Which factor of CAGE addresses differences in country size that affect barriers to globalization? -
ANS Economics
Gini coefficient - ANS Measures the inequality among values of a frequency distribution such
as levels of income
Happy Planet Index - ANS Measures how well nations are doing at achieving long, happy,
sustainable lives
Which argument is used by critics who wish to discourage movement towards globalization? -
ANS It increases the wealth of the rich rather than the poor.
gross domestic product (GDP) - ANS The total value of goods and services provided in a
country in a one-year period
gross national product (GNP) - ANS The total value of goods and services provided by a
country, both inside and outside of its borders, in a one-year period
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, Which type of economy is decentralized and allows firms and households to participate in
global trade with minimum governmental interference? - ANS Market
Which type of legal system is based on a code and focuses on how the law is applied to the
facts? - ANS Civil
Which law is based on tradition and precedent given that judicial rulings can stand as
precedents for future cases? - ANS Common
Which legal system can vary from community to community and is found in countries without
strong formal justice systems? - ANS Customary
In which legal system does a judge decide the applicable law for the case as a jury determines
the facts? - ANS Common
Common law - ANS Based on precedence. Any activity that is not clearly illegal may be
acceptable. The role of the judge is to hear arguments from both parties and make a judgment.
This judgment stands as precedent for future cases.
Religious law - ANS based on religious beliefs. One example is a requirement in Sharia that
people following Sharia may not borrow money. To compensate for the inability to take on debt,
an asset-based system has been established.
balance of payments - ANS The difference in total value between payments into and out of
the country over a period of time
fixed-rate currency exchange system - ANS When a country's currency value is fixed or
pegged by a monetary authority against the value of another currency, a basket of currencies,
or another measure of value
World Bank - ANS ~ Encourages developing countries to borrow for development projects
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Globalization - ANS Worldwide interconnections in virtually every sphere of activity including
the spread of products, technology, information, and job opportunities. Globalization can result
in blurred boundaries between nations, organizations, and investors
trade - ANS The action of buying and selling goods and services
capital - ANS Financial assets such as funds but also equipment, facilities, and other means of
production
outsource - ANS To obtain goods or services from an outside or foreign supplier
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) - ANS Not for profit organizations that are
independent of the government and are active in humanitarian causes
Which type of globalization refers to the international movement of goods, capital, and
services? - ANS Economic
patents - ANS Protects inventions and improvements to existing inventions for a limited
period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of those inventions
copyrights - ANS A government authority or license giving the owner of an invention the right
to exclude others from making or selling the invention for a set period of time
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,trademarks - ANS Protection for any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination used in
commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods
manufactured or sold by others
assets - ANS A useful or valuable thing; something you own such as building, inventory, or
cash
liabilities - ANS Being responsible for a debt or financial obligation, something you owe
financial instrument - ANS A monetary contract between parties
multinational firms - ANS A large corporation incorporated in one country which produces or
sells goods or services in various countries
The 5 Stages of going Global - ANS Stage 1 ~ Market Entry
Stage 2 ~ Product Specialization
Stage 3 ~ Value Chain Disaggregation
Stage 4 ~ Value Chain Reengineering
Stage 5 ~ Creation of New Markets
Economies of scale - ANS A proportionate savings in costs gained by an increased level of
production
Economies of scope - ANS To develop efficiencies in terms of variety not volume
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? - ANS Cost
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,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? - ANS Cost
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? -
ANS Infrastructure
Six Sigma - ANS A method that provides tools for organizations to increase performance and
decrease process variation
Which factor of CAGE addresses differences in country size that affect barriers to globalization? -
ANS Economics
Gini coefficient - ANS Measures the inequality among values of a frequency distribution such
as levels of income
Happy Planet Index - ANS Measures how well nations are doing at achieving long, happy,
sustainable lives
Which argument is used by critics who wish to discourage movement towards globalization? -
ANS It increases the wealth of the rich rather than the poor.
gross domestic product (GDP) - ANS The total value of goods and services provided in a
country in a one-year period
gross national product (GNP) - ANS The total value of goods and services provided by a
country, both inside and outside of its borders, in a one-year period
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Which type of economy is decentralized and allows firms and households to participate in
global trade with minimum governmental interference? - ANS Market
Which type of legal system is based on a code and focuses on how the law is applied to the
facts? - ANS Civil
Which law is based on tradition and precedent given that judicial rulings can stand as
precedents for future cases? - ANS Common
Which legal system can vary from community to community and is found in countries without
strong formal justice systems? - ANS Customary
In which legal system does a judge decide the applicable law for the case as a jury determines
the facts? - ANS Common
Common law - ANS Based on precedence. Any activity that is not clearly illegal may be
acceptable. The role of the judge is to hear arguments from both parties and make a judgment.
This judgment stands as precedent for future cases.
Religious law - ANS based on religious beliefs. One example is a requirement in Sharia that
people following Sharia may not borrow money. To compensate for the inability to take on debt,
an asset-based system has been established.
balance of payments - ANS The difference in total value between payments into and out of
the country over a period of time
fixed-rate currency exchange system - ANS When a country's currency value is fixed or
pegged by a monetary authority against the value of another currency, a basket of currencies,
or another measure of value
World Bank - ANS ~ Encourages developing countries to borrow for development projects
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