"Jamel, I Agree with Your Recommendation to Purchase the New

question 27

Multiple Choice

"Jamel, I agree with your recommendation to purchase the new instrument, even though we could develop and manufacture it internally. A purchase will be most ________, as long as you recognize that others will have it as well; in other words, it will not offer a ________," said Phillip Jones, operations manager.

• A) cost-effective; time advantage
• B) time-consuming; price advantage
• C) time-consuming; time advantage
• D) cost-effective; competitive advantage
• E) time-consuming; competitive advantage

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