Jenny built an online business selling “dream kits”—plastic boxes fi

QUESTION

Jenny built an online business selling “dream kits”—plastic boxes filled with glitter and charms.

She had been buying empty boxes from a local company, but when she learned about a company in Vietnam offering them at one-third the cost, she pursued this option to lower her costs. What is Jenny practicing?
A) global outsourcing of labor
B) global outsourcing of services
C) global outsourcing of capital
D) global outsourcing of technology
E) global outsourcing of goods

ANSWER

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Jenny is using suppliers outside the United States to obtain goods—the plastic boxes—at a lower price.