In the presence of asymmetric information, a fixed-fee contract
A) achieves production efficiency.
B) can lead to opportunistic behavior on the part of the agent.
C) is impossible to write.
D) will result in the principal earning all of the profit.
Ans: B) can lead to opportunistic behavior on the part of the agent.
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A) the original quantity and the average price. B) the original price and the average quantity. C) the average price and the average quantity. D) either the original or new price, and the average quantity. E) the average price and the original quantity.
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A) create a surplus of loans. B) create a shortage of loans. C) increase the demand for loans. D) decrease the supply of loans. E) do none of the above.
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a. GDP price index b. Oil prices c. Quantity of currency per time period d. Real GDP e. All of the above are exogenous variables.
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A) is one year. B) is the same for all goods. C) depends on the relative short-run elasticity of demand and supply for the good. D) depends on how long it takes consumers or firms to adjust for a particular good.