The benefit to employers of deferred payments is that
A) adverse selection is eliminated.
B) employers cannot engage in any opportunistic behavior.
C) these payments raise the cost of being fired, so more monitoring is needed.
D) these payments raise the cost of being fired, so less monitoring is needed.
D
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quantities over time. Which of the following statements is a plausible explanation for this observed outcome? A) Aluminum supply shifted leftward faster than the aluminum demand curve shifted rightward. B) Aluminum supply shifted rightward faster than the aluminum demand curve shifted rightward. C) Aluminum supply shifted rightward and aluminum demand remained constant. D) both A and B above E) both B and C above
Refer to Scenario 14.4. Suppose that a tax is imposed on each unit of the product that John produces. Which curve will shift?
A) Marginal product of labor B) Marginal revenue product of labor C) The supply of labor D) All of the above will shift due to the tax on output.
Characteristics of a perfectly competitive market include:
A. the presence of transaction costs. B. homogenous products. C. few sellers, each with a large market share. D. All of these are characteristics of a perfectly competitive market.
Which of the following will not reduce the likelihood of a principal-agent problem when getting your car repaired?
a. asking to see the replaced parts b. staying to watch the repair being done c. gathering information on car repair d. not paying until after the repair job is finished e. persuading the mechanic you know a lot about cars