The fact that U.S. managers' salaries are about four times higher than those of comparable managers in Japan, where banks control firms more closely, is probably:
A. an example of X-inefficiency in Japan.
B. due to the fact that there are more natural monopolies in the United States.
C. an example of the monitoring problem in the United States.
D. due to the fact that the U.S. economy is much less competitive.
Answer: C
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