The popularity of outsourcing had increased drastically over the last few decades.Among the following statements about this phenomena, choose the ones most likely to be true.
1)By 2010, Global business process outsourcing surpassed the US$7 trillion
2)Only 5~10% of all outsourcing relationships fail within 5 years
3)It has becoming a trend to bring back in-house outsourced business functions
4)25~34 % of a typical executive's budget is outsourced

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Statement 1 is true, according to various sources, global business process outsourcing surpassed US$7 trillion by 2010. 
Statement 3 is also true. Recently, many companies are bringing back previously outsourced business functions in-house due to quality control and security concerns.
Statement 4 is true. According to research, 25~34% of a typical executive's budget is spent outsourcing activities.
Statement 2 is not entirely accurate. The failure rate of outsourcing contracts varies greatly depending on the type of service outsourced, vendor selection, and other factors. The failure rate could vary from project to project. Thus, Statement 2 is not a fair assumption about the outsourcing market as a whole.

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