A good salesperson can sell $200,000 worth of goods, while a poor one can sell only a smaller amount worth of goods. Job applicants know if they are good or bad, but the firm does not
A firm will offer job applicants a choice between a fixed salary of $20,000 or a 20% commission. Assume risk-neutral salespersons and no opportunistic behavior. Given that the firm wants to distinguish a prospective good salesperson from a poor one, what should be the sales amount of a poor salesperson? A) more than $150,000
B) less than $100,000
C) more than $100,000
D) $100,000
B
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A) France B) France and Germany equally C) India D) Germany E) Estonia
Which of the following correctly explains why sellers in a perfectly competitive market are price takers?
a. There are few sellers, and so they have the power to take whatever price they want. b. There are many sellers, and so the market process generates an equilibrium price that cannot be influenced by any one seller. Thus they have no choice but to take the price generated by the market process. c. Sellers in a competitive market have the power to influence price by colluding with one another and using quotas to limit overall market output and thus raise price. d. Individual buyers in a competitive market have the power to influence price, and thus can impose prices and other conditions on powerless sellers.