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

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