DynaTech’s director of human resources is concerned about the effect o

QUESTION

DynaTech’s director of human resources is concerned about the effect of the company’s globalization on the U.S. job market. She argues that creating jobs in other countries will prevent jobs from being created in the United States.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens her position?
A) Labor costs are much lower in the countries in which DynaTech is planning to open production facilities.
B) U.S. companies in many other industries operate offshore production facilities.
C) The alternative to DynaTech’s creating production facilities in other countries is opening new facilities in the United States.
D) DynaTech’s globalization will entail the creation of many U.S.-based marketing positions for the company.
E) DynaTech also plans to create several more production facilities in the United States.

ANSWER

Answer: C
Explanation: C) If the company’s alternative was to open additional production facilities in the United States instead of abroad, this means that the choice to operate them in other countries would create jobs that otherwise would have been created in the United States. Choice A: DynaTech is not necessarily opening production facilities in other countries in order to save on labor costs. Choice B: What other U.S. companies do globally is not relevant to whether DynaTech’s activities will prevent jobs from being created in the United States. Choice D weakens the HR director’s argument since the new marketing jobs might offset any new production jobs. Choice E: Whether DynaTech also creates more production facilities in the United States is not relevant to whether its creation of foreign production facilities will have an impact on U.S. jobs.