All of the following are true regarding moral hazard except which one?
A) It arises when parties to a transaction have conflicting objectives and the supervising parties cannot monitor the other parties.
B) It typically occurs after participants have already entered into a contract or agreement.
C) It is a situation in which individuals make hidden actions that benefit them at the expense of the other parties.
D) Situations of moral hazard tend to be rare occurrences.
D) Situations of moral hazard tend to be rare occurrences.
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The three oil shocks the U.S. experienced in 1973-1974, 1979-1980 and 2007-2008 had which of the following consistent results?
A) a decline in real wages due to an upward shift of the production function B) an increase in the rental price of capital along with a healthy stock market response C) a decline in real wages due to a downward shift of the MPL curve D) an increase in the rental price of capital due to an upward shift of the production function E) none of the above
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a. $4.2. b. $8. c. $4.5. d. $4.6. e. $4.1.