The primary reasons that companies opt to expand into foreign markets are too,
A) gain access to new customers achieve lower costs enhance the company competitiveness capitalize on core competencies, and spread business risk across a wider market base.
B) grow sales faster than the industry average reduce the competitive threats from rival and open up more opportunities to enter into strategic alliances.
C) boost returns on investment broaden their product lines avoid tariffs and trade restrictions and escape dealing with strong labor unions.
D) avoid having to employ strategy to avoid the threat of cross-market subsidization from rivals and enable the use of a global strategy instead of a multi-domestic strategy.