Technician A states that typically, technicians are required to purchase their own tools. Technician B states that some tools are shared between all the technicians. Who is correct? Select one: a. Technician A
b. Technician B
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B

Adrawback of short-term contracting as an alternative to making a component in-house is thata. it is the most-integrated alternative to performing an activity so the principal company has no control over the agent. b. the supplying firm has no incentive to make any transaction-specific investments to increase performance or quality. c. it fails to allow a long planning period that individual market transactions provide. d. the buying firm cannot demand lower prices due to the lack of a competitive bidding process.