"Ben, I'm in Favor of Developing Technology Internally If There

Multiple Choice

"Ben, I'm in favor of developing technology internally if there is business value to keeping it proprietary," said Julius Stiles, CFO of Beatty Goods, to his product development manager. "However, in this case, I don't see the value. After all, developing the technology internally will probably ________," Julius concluded.

A) make us dependent on other firms
B) not provide a competitive advantage
C) not allow its use to be exclusive to the firm
D) result in high coordination costs
E) require additional staff and funding for long periods