Differences in electrical systems throughout the world could weaken a U. S. firm's ability to sell its products to other countries true or false

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Annika Potter

Social Studies

2 October, 08:10

Differences in electrical systems throughout the world could weaken a U. S. firm's ability to sell its products to other countries true or false

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Jackson Fritz · Answer 1

The statement is True. Technological differences in voltage and electrical systems do affect the nature of exportable products.

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The electrical system in the United States is based on less voltage that the electrical systems in Europe and Latin America. Europe and most other countries in the world use a voltage which is twice that of the US. In Europe, it is between 220 and 240 volts, whereas in Japan and in North America, the voltage is between 100 and 127 volts. This can affect the ability to export certain electronics because they are only designed for the power systems of where they are manufactured. A company will have to use a universal adapter for their electronics as is used in most laptops currently that can be plugged in any system in the 100 to 240 volts range.