Companies that outsource research and development and design jobs:

A. will be more profitable in the long run
B. run the risk of overseas companies using the information to produce competitive products
C. always invest in the overseas companies that take on these jobs
D. have always made a wise decision.

The correct answer is letter "B": run the risk of overseas companies using the information to produce competitive products.

Explanation:

Outsourcing is an approach used by companies to take part of their operations abroad where labor costs and materials are cheaper. This is a good strategy to avoid being subject to stiff regulations imposed by the government that could affect the business.  

Though, the disadvantages of outsourcing rely on the loss of the quality control of the output, assigning duties to the unskilled workforce or the fact that the outsourced manufacturers can filter the technology of the company to competitors to produce imitations.

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