<u>Answer:</u> Option C
<u>Explanation:</u>
International expansion is a strategy where the organizations enter into global markets for the benefit of making quick profits and business development in new segments. Omega Inc can fix higher prices when their products provide a greater value to the customers in that foreign market.
In the other given situations the company cannot fix a higher price for the fitness products in foreign market. Other situations given are easily available products, low expected sales volume and low price of the competitors.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "C": Involve farming out value chain activities presently performed in-house to outside specialists and strategic allies.
Explanation:
Outsourcing refers to a practice that companies engage in to take their operations abroad to lower production costs and avoid being subject to stiff regulations that might harm their profits. <em>Under this approach, firms value chain activities handled in their original country are taken to countries where the manufacturing and labor costs are much lower with and relatively similar qualified workforce and suppliers.</em>
Outsourcing might harm the employment rate in the domestic country of the company handling operations abroad but could benefit the outsourced nation by introducing job opportunities where there may not even be basic labor conditions.
Answer: 4. a consumer electronics company popular among price-conscious customers.
Explanation: Companies who thread a cost-leadership strategy or path could be said to be 'price-centric', that is gives price huge cognizance and will strive to be a market or industry leader when it comes to giving best and most affordable prices on products.
Thus, since Airbase follows a cost leadership strategy and also popular among consumers for its affordable devices, it should also weigh or compare it's strategy to other consumer electronics company which is popular among consumers which gives cognizance to price of products they purchase.
Answer:
B. A strategic action because such a large plant expansion will require a major commitment of resources.
Explanation:
There are two major forms of action in business decision making: strategic and tactical. Strategic action deals with decision that require major planning and investment of resource. Strategic actions have long term implementation and effect and are difficult to reverse.
Tactical actions, on the other hand, are flexible and involves actions taken on short term basis. Tactical actions are majorly bye-product of strategic decision.
On this note, Circus Aircraft`s decision to double its plant capacity over the next two years is a strategic action because such a large plant expansion will require a major commitment of resources. And the action will not easily reversible.
Other options in the question are not totally right.
