Helios products have achieved fast growth in the foreign markets. Since their solar panels are bulky, the transportation costs consist a big portion of the product cost. Helios wants to continue to expand the international market. How can they avoid incurring high transportation costs and expand their sales in foreign markets?

• taking a minority equity interest

• entering into a turnkey project with a foreign firm

• manufacturing their products in their sales regions

• setting up subsidiaries irrespective of market reach

• reducing the quantity of the product offering