Middlemen are individuals who

a. add to the buyer's expense without performing a useful function.
b. add to the seller's cost without performing a useful function.
c. provide services that reduce the cost of transactions and help achieve additional gains from trade.
d. act as a middle person between the top management of a business firm and the hourly employees who actually produce the goods and services.


C

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