Contracts are:
a. are command-based systems in which prices usually play a relatively small role.
b. a set of promises intended to create economic value and enforceableby a court or some other agency, such as an arbitrator
c. are a mode of governance that facilitate the purchase and sale of standardized goods or services, often in repeated transactions.
d. economic institutions that can greatly ease the process by which a transaction moves from proposal to commitment.
B
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A government proposal to increase marginal tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of U.S. residents is supposed to generate an additional $100 billion in tax revenues. It is likely that
A) the actual revenue raised will exceed the $100 billion, because the other 98 percent of the population will increase their work effort with a more fair tax system. B) the actual revenue raised will be more than $100 billion, because the short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping. C) the actual revenue raised will be close to $100 billion, because the wealthy don't respond to work incentives the way poorer workers do. D) the actual revenue raised will be less than $100 billion, because some of the people will respond by working less and earning less income that can be taxed.
The social interest theory of regulation asserts that regulation
A) seeks an efficient use of resources. B) is aimed at keeping prices as low as possible. C) helps firms maximize economic profit. D) of a natural monopoly must be done using rate of return regulation. E) does not work for society as well as would allowing the firms freedom from regulation.