Yuto, a Sales Professional from Japan, and Aarav, a Potential

Multiple Choice

Yuto, a sales professional from Japan, and Aarav, a potential client from India, are having problems understanding each other's expectations while attempting to negotiate a services contract. This is most likely because

A) they are both using active verbs in their conversation.
B) communication breakdowns often occur when business transactions take place between people from different countries.
C) communications between them includes clear, slow speech, with frequent enunciation of words.
D) they are repeating important ideas using different words to explain the same concept.
E) they are using visual restatements, such as pictures, graphs, and tables, to supplement their speech.