Customer demand will always remain an unknown, so it is not considered a source of variability

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the time order of occurrence of variables?

A) In an after-the-fact examination of the situation, we can never confidently rule out all other causal factors. B) The causing event must occur either before or simultaneously with the effect; it cannot occur afterwards. C) An effect cannot be produced by an event that occurs after the effect has taken place. D) It is possible for each event in a relationship to be both a cause and an effect of the other event.

Corbin Coffee plans to initiate activities in foreign markets through indirect exporting. The firm is most likely to use ________

A) local managers to pay tariffs and duties B) external specialists to assist in the export process C) the International Trade Administration to monitor exports D) freight forwarders to act as distributors in foreign markets