Apaint manufacturing company has three factories located in france, germany, and spain. the productivity data of the factories are as follows:
factory location amount of paint produced(us gallons) total input cost (usd)
spain 4,600,000,000 $5,250,000
germany 5,500,000,000 $5,250,000
france 4,000,000,000 $3,500,000

a. germany is lower than that of the factory in spain.
b. spain is higher than that of the factory in france.
c. france is higher than that of the factory in spain.
d. france is lower than that of the factory in germany.

Landon mars, the company bookkeeper, recorded the $10,000 purchase of land as rent expense by decreasing cash and decreasing shareholders' equity. what is the effect of this error on the accounting equation

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

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