Retention of all employees of the target firmstructure the business to export the products producedstructure the business to avoid direct competition with local businessesall of the abovenone of the abovereduced regulationstax breaks on income earned in the host countrytax breaks on income remitted to home countrylow-interest loansnone of the aboveare issued by banks on behalf of the importer promising to pay the exporter.are issued by the importer promising to pay the exporterare a substitute for short-term bank loansprovide benefits to the exporter, but not the importernone of the aboveCanada, because the U.S. dollar is expected to depreciate against the Canadian dollarMexico, because the peso is expected to depreciate against the U.S. dollarMexico, because the U.S. dollar is expected to appreciate against the pesoCanada, because the Canadian dollar is expected to depreciate against the U.S. dollarnone of the abovepurchase of accounts receivable by a factoraccounts payable financingworking capital financingnone of the aboveuse local employees for managerial positionspurchase supplies in the host countryReinvest profits in the host countryAll of the aboveNone of the abovelabor costs are lowertax rates are lowerthe host government offers incentivesexpenses are lowerall of the aboveinternational equity marketsinternational bond marketsinternational medium-term debt marketsinternational money marketsall of the abovebanker’s acceptancetrade acceptanceletter of creditbill of ladingnone of the abovedecrease because the U.S. dollar will buy more Canadian dollarsdecrease because the U.S. dollar will buy fewer Canadian dollarsincrease because the U.S. dollar will buy more Canadian dollarsincrease because the U.S. dollar will buy fewer Canadian dollarsnone of the aboveprovides short-term financing for the importer, but is not beneficial to the exportercan be sold in the money market at a discountcan be sold in the money market at a premiumcannot be sold in the money marketnone of the abovefloating rate, because it will result in lower financing costsfixed rate, because it will result in lower financing costsfloating rate, because the rate may go down, but not upfixed rate, because the rate can only increase after 2 yearsnone of the aboveyes, different tax rates may increase after-tax earningsno, corporate tax rates in the home country and the foreign country are the sameno, foreign taxes can be deducted from home country taxesyes, corporate tax rates in the home country are always highernone of the aboveis a form of barterinvolves two separate transactionsalways involves governments and MNCsis not a form of countertradenone of the aboveweights should be equally allocated among factorsfactors will be identical for all MNCs conducting business in the same countryFactors for political and financial risk will be equally weighed in the final analysisweights should be assigned to factors for political and financial risk according to their perceived importance.none of the abovemedium-term guarantee programbank insurance programs for exportersexport credit insurance program for exportersworking capital guarantee programall of the abovehigher, because the euro will convert to fewer dollarslower, because the euro will convert to fewer dollarshigher, because the dollar will convert to fewer euroslower, because the dollar will convert to more euroslower, because the dollar will convert to more eurosoperating in both countriesoperating in Spain, but not South Africaoperating in South Africa, but not Spainoperating in neither countrynone of the abovethe exporter ships the goods to the importer along with the title to the goodsThe importer pays the exporter as soon as the goods are receivedThe importer pays the exporter when the goods are soldThe exporter and importer assume equal risknone of the abovepostpone remitting earnings until the dollar strengthenspostpone remitting earnings until the real strengthensremit earnings right away before the dollar weakensall of the abovenone of the aboveinternational acquisitioninternational divestitureinternational partial acquisitionnewly privatized foreign businessnone of the aboveEstablish subsidiaries in markets whose business cycles differ from those where existing subsidiaries are basedEstablish subsidiaries in markets that have relatively low cost of labor or landEstablish subsidiaries in markets where the local currency is weak but is expected to appreciate over timeEstablish subsidiaries in markets whose business cycles are the same as those where existing subsidiaries are basedNone of the abovethe parent finances most of the investmentthe parent finances the entire investmentthe subsidiary finances the entire investment by local borrowingthe subsidiary finances most of the investment by local borrowingnone of the aboveDifferences in tax ratesDifferences in estimated exchange ratesDifferences in required rates of returnAll of the aboveNone of the aboveinterest ratesexchange rateinflationgovernment fiscal policyall of the above