How can a firm be made better off by limiting its options?
What will be an ideal response?
By limiting its options, the firm commits to a certain strategy. The strategy is now viewed as credible by potential competitors. For example, an oversized plant commits the firm to a large level of output. Its threat to overproduce in the face of entry is now viewed as credible.
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A principal-agent problem occurs when hiring workers to work for a firm because
A) workers' interests are not always the same as the interests of the owners of the firm. B) workers do not respond to incentives. C) the owners of a firm are always in a position to exploit the workers. D) workers' interests are not important in the managerial decisions of the firm.
We assume that firms, when they are deciding the best rate of output at which to produce
A) try to get the highest price possible. B) want to maximize sales. C) want to minimize costs. D) want to maximize profits.