growing trend to "Buy American" has caused U.S.automakers to increase political pressure on Washington to pass legislation for more restrictive quotas on Japanese car imports.In addition,a decline in the value of the U.S.dollar would be instrumental in Toyota's decision to build a manufacturing plant in the United States instead of continuing to export cars from Japan.If Toyota builds the plant,its decision would reflect
A) a reactive strategy that would impact the competitive environmental force.
B) a proactive maneuver to manipulate and impact the social environmental force.
C) a positive result from regulatory and economic environmental forces.
D) a positive response to a technological environmental force.
E) a negative impact as a result of adverse competitive, regulatory, and technological environmental forces.

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Toyota's decision to build a manufacturing plant in the United States would be a positive result from both regulatory and economic environmental forces. The "Buy American" trend and political pressure on Washington to pass legislation for more restrictive quotas on Japanese car imports create a regulatory environment that incentivizes Toyota to build a plant in the United States. Additionally, a decline in the value of the U.S. dollar creates an economic environment that makes it more financially viable for Toyota to build a plant in the United States instead of continuing to export cars from Japan. This decision is therefore a positive response to these environmental forces.

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