Zebra’s chief operating officer is concerned about the ramifications o

QUESTION

Zebra’s chief operating officer is concerned about the ramifications of this business move. She thinks that Zebra Networking will have to open production and R&D facilities in the countries in which the company does business.

Which of the following, if true, strengthens her argument?
A) Selling internationally requires an increase in sales staff.
B) Production and R&D facilities are, in principle, no more difficult to operate in other countries than they are in the United States.
C) Zebra Networking need only carry out business activities wherever it is most convenient.
D) None of Zebra’s closest competitors sell on the international market.
E) Zebra’s products will have to be tailored to fit the hardware and legal requirements of the countries in which they are sold.

ANSWER

Answer: E
Explanation: E) If Zebra’s product has to be tailored for each country in which it is sold, this increases the likelihood that production and R&D facilities would need to be set up in each of those countries. Choices A and D do not require that additional production and R&D facilities would be needed. Choice B either weakens the COO’s argument, or in the case that additional production and R&D facilities were not needed, it is irrelevant. Choice C means that Zebra need not open production and R&D facilities if it deemed them unnecessary.