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Evvie72

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Speed-to-market is the rate at which a company's competitors copy its new product innovations.
 
 Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is a national balance of trade? What does someone mean when he or she says that the balance of trade is favorable? Unfavorable?



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Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

A country's balance of trade is the total value of its exports minus the total value of its imports over a specific time period. If a country's balance of trade is favorable, it means that the country's exports exceed its imports. If it is unfavorable, the country is importing more than it is exporting.



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