One reason is that say someone is on bed rest/in the hospital not allowed to move, it can make them very week and make it very hard for them to walk again.
The preparation stage is the stage where you would be making notes about the topic because when you are makInch notes before they talk about the topic, then you are talking about the preparation stage.
C) Because it saves on shipping costs, and if the European firm got mad we'd be screwed. Wholly owning the subsidiary allows complete control and if it fails we simply pull out. Our patents are protected and free from the potential of sabotage.
I think the answer is c but I could be wrong!!