A firm's value added refers to the dollar value ofO A. a firm's sales revenue minus the firm's protitsO B. a firm's sales revenue minus the firm's purchases of intermediate products from other firms.O C. a firm's total sales revenueO D. the intermediate products a firm buys from other producers.Suppose U.S. drivers purchased $50 billion of ExxonMobil produced gasolinc duning a rocent year, with one-hali purchased d'rectly fem ExxontMobil owied gas stations iariri onie-half from independent (or third-party) gas statons. Suppose lurther thatExxonMobil purchased the oil (which it refined into gasolitie) from foreign producers for $20 hillion and thal ii recoives B percent of the ses revenuo that itidependent stations nenerate from selling ExxonMobil gasoline.In this case, the value added by ExxonMobil to U.S. GDP is S bilion ( nler your response as an integerClick to select your answer(s).21:232203.2021

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Suppose U.S. drivers purchased $50 billion of ExxonMobil producod gasoline dunng a rocent year, with one-half purchased diroctly from ExxonMobil owied gas stations id onie-half from independent (or third.party) gas stahons. Suppose lurther that ExxonMobil purchased the oil (which it refined into gasoltie) from foreign producers for $20 hillron and thal i recolvos B percent of the s as revonuo thal tidependont statons penerate from seling ExxonMobil gasoline. In this case, the value added by ExxonMobil to US. GDP is Sbilon ( nler vour rosponse us an integer

Suppose U.S. drivers purchased $50 billion of ExxonMobil producod gasoline dunng a rocent year, with one-half purchased diroctly from ExxonMobil owied gas stations id onie-half from independent (or third.party) gas stahons. Suppose lurther that ExxonMobil purchased the oil (which it refined into gasoltie) from foreign producers for $20 hillron and thal i recolvos B percent of the s as revonuo thal tidependont statons penerate from seling ExxonMobil gasoline. In this case, the value added by ExxonMobil to US. GDP is Sbilon ( nler vour rosponse us an integer

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Chapter14: Multinational Capital Budgeting

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