The ability of the DVCs to use the technologies of the IACs is somewhat limited because
A) the IACs have patents on most of their technologies.
B) the IACs and the DVCs have much different resource endowments.
C) the technologies of the IACs rely heavily on unskilled labor.
D) IAC technologies are labor-intensive, while DVC technologies are capital-intensive.

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The technologies of the IACs may not be easily transferable to the DVCs due to differences in their resource endowments. IACs may have access to more advanced technologies and resources that are not available to DVCs, limiting their ability to use IAC technologies. The other options are not necessarily true or do not directly impact the relationship between IAC and DVC technologies.

The Ability of the DVCs to Use the Technologies of the IACs