Amajor reason for the practice of outsourcing is

a. more skilled labor is available outside the country.
b. lower labor costs.
c. importing is better for the economy than exporting.
d. better working conditions for laborers.

(B) lower labor costs. It's one of the big reasons why a lot of manufacturers build factories elsewhere such as Mexico, China, Southeast Asia, etc.. because the labor costs are so low. Workers there can be hired at far lower costs there than those in nations like the United States.

(2u+8)(2u+10) inches^2=4u^2+36u+80 inches^2

Step-by-step explanation:

I don't know what the options are. But I'll try to help you anyway. Is that variable for the width of the frame... u? We'll just use u.

So the area of a rectangle is found using length* width. To find the combined area of the mat and the photo, we need the combined length and the combined width.

combined length=u+8+u

(Think of it from the top to the bottom: the top strip has a length of u inches, 8 is given, and the bottom strip is also u inches long.) You can simplify it to get 2u+8 inches.

combined width=u+10+u=2u+10 inches

To find the area, you need to multiply these dimensions.

(2u+8)(2u+10) inches^2

I think this would be your answer for Part B, because it's factored.

I think for Part A, you need to multiply it all out.

=2u(2u+10) + 8(2u+10)

=4u^2+20u + 16u+80

=4u^2+36u+80 inches^2

Hope I could help you!