Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. A local carbonated beverage business enters a foreign market. What problems could it face while entering a new country’s market? The business has to invest heavily in establishing a bottling plant or commissioning a concentrate syrup project, and for this the company has to revise or plan a . Advertisements and promotional schemes have to be introduced to make people aware of their product. The company also has to hire an so that it does not face issues in. In order to avoid hurting sentiments, advertisements should be in accordance with the region’s .

On december 31, 2016, the decarreau, andrew, and bui partnership had the following fiscal year-end balance sheet: cash $10,000accounts receivable $20,000inventory $25,000plant assets - net $30,000loan to decarreau $18,000total assets $103,000accounts payable $14,000loan from bui $15,000decarreaua, capital (20%) $32,000andrew, capital (10%) $23,000bui, capital (70%) $19,000total liab./equity $103,000the percentages shown are the residual profit and loss sharing ratios. the partners dissolved the partnership on january 1, 2017, and began the liquidation process. during july the following events occurred: * receivables of $18,000 were collected.* all inventory was sold for $15,000.*all available cash was distributed on january 31, except for$8,000 that was set aside for contingent expenses.the book value of the partnership equity (i.e., total equity of the partners) on december 31, 2016 isa. $58,000b. $71,000c. $66,000d. $81,000