Acquisition refers to ________.
A) the buying of a whole company, a patent, or a license to produce someone else's product
B) an agreement between two or more commercial companies to produce a common product
C) a partnership between two companies to produce a product in different countries by sharing risks
D) investments made in a country's businesses by foreign citizens, often in the form of stocks
E) the development of original products, product improvements, product modifications, and new brands through the firm's own product development strategies
Answer: A) the buying of a whole company, a patent, or a license to produce someone else's product