Pell buys disk drives from Leagate and computer chips from Lentel to incorporate into the computer systems it manufactures.Which company or companies would be considered an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)?
A)Pell
B)Leagate
C)Lentel
D)Leagate and Lentel
E)Pell,Leagate and Lentel

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An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is a company that produces parts or products that are used in another company's end product. In this scenario, Pell is the company that produces end products (computer systems) that incorporate parts from other companies (disk drives from Leagate and computer chips from Lentel). Therefore, Pell is the OEM in this situation.

Pell Buys Disk Drives from Leagate and Computer Chips from Lentel