James Pickett, D. Forsyth, and N.

James Pickett, D. J. C. Forsyth, and N. S. McBain, on the basis of field research in Africa, concluded that business people often want to use the most advanced design without knowing that it may not be the most profitable. They attribute this attitude to

a. maximum capital absorption.

b. factor‑price distortions.

c. engineering mentality.

d. intermediate technology.