Read the two adaptations relating to Apple$$s $2017$ year of operations and answer the questions that follow. Could Apple$$s next iPhones be made in the USA? Apple supplier Foxconn reportedly mulling $$7$ billion investment in U$.$S$.$ manufacturing By Kyle Wiggers $$ Posted on January $23,2017$ Restoring manufacturing jobs to the United States$$ struggling Rust Belt communities was one of President$-$elect Donald Trump$$s biggest campaign promises $$ and Apple is stepping up to the plate. The consumer electronics giant is exploring the possibility of moving smartphone production to the United States. Electronics maker Foxconn, one of Apple$$s largest suppliers, confirmed on Sunday that it was mulling a $$7$ billion investment to create a flat$-$panel manufacturing facility in the United States, Reuters reported. This would bring one of the major components in smartphones to American shores and would be an important step toward building iPhones in the U$.$S$.$ Founder and chairman Terry Gou said the move may create as many as $50,000$ j