You read a newspaper report that compares wages paid to employees at Starbucks in India and in the United Kingdom At the time 1 pound was equal to 87 rupeos. The report says that Starbucks baristas in India are paid a mere 56 pence an hour, which is lower than the cheapest coflee that Starbucks sells in the United Kingdonm A triend of yours who read Ihe report js appalled by this information and thinks that Starbucks ought to raise its salanies substantially in India Is your friend necessarily correct? O A. Yes, the report accurately points out that baristas in India are being exploited with low wages O B. No, the flaw in the report is that U.K. workers are smarter and better trained than workers in India; theretore, the Hxchange rate is not a fair ropresentation O C. No, the flaw in the report is that il converts the wages paid in India lo pounds using the curient Hxchange rate, but doos not account for the cost of Iiving (or the pricHS of goods) in India. OD. Yes, the report correctly highlights the fact that workers are paid the lowest amount possible in third world countrics.

You read a newspaper report that compares wages paid to employees at Starbucks in India and in the United Kingdom At the time 1 pound was equal to 87 rupeos. The report says that Starbucks baristas in India are paid a mere 56 pence an hour, which is lower than the cheapest coflee that Starbucks sells in the United Kingdonm A triend of yours who read Ihe report js appalled by this information and thinks that Starbucks ought to raise its salanies substantially in India Is your friend necessarily correct? O A. Yes, the report accurately points out that baristas in India are being exploited with low wages O B. No, the flaw in the report is that U.K. workers are smarter and better trained than workers in India; theretore, the Hxchange rate is not a fair ropresentation O C. No, the flaw in the report is that il converts the wages paid in India lo pounds using the curient Hxchange rate, but doos not account for the cost of Iiving (or the pricHS of goods) in India. OD. Yes, the report correctly highlights the fact that workers are paid the lowest amount possible in third world countrics.

Essentials Of Investments

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