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(10503)A firm will prefer to make the component internally rather than contract it out to a supplier,because of all of the following reasons except:
A. it needs to maintain control over its proprietary technology.
B. substantial investments in specialized assets are required to manufacture a component.
C. the firm completely trusts the independent supplier to play fair.
D. it runs the risk that suppliers will expropriate the technology for their own use.
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